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Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Putnam Legal Notices 091726 Free Access (palatkadailynews.com) — A Florida DOT legal notice quietly flags a 0.53‑acre surplus parcel for negotiated sale at 1971 State Road 20 in Hawthorne, which could interest nearby property owners or investors. The broader notice page also details sheriff's sales, foreclosure actions, and Crescent City's upcoming budget and fee hearings, but the Hawthorne land listing is the most immediately relevant for local readers.
• Legal Notices/Public Notices 09/17/2026 (alachuacountytoday.com) — Several new legal notices directly affect Hawthorne residents, including foreclosure actions on properties at 6512 SE 215th Way and 7439 SE 226th Terrace, plus an upcoming SunCo Storage auction on SE Hawthorne Road running October 1–7. The page also carries a wide mix of Alachua County court, probate, tax deed, and rulemaking notices that may matter if you own property, run a business, or are involved in local estates.
• FLORIDA POWER 25: St. Thomas Aquinas Holds No. 1 as Columbus, Buchholz and Hawthorne Surge (floridahsfootball.com) — Hawthorne High's football team has rocketed to No. 9 in the statewide Florida Power 25 after a statement win over Miami Northwestern, cementing the Hornets as No. 1 in Class 1A. The rankings breakdown explains how that upset reshaped the statewide picture and previews Hawthorne's next test at Bayshore, highlighting what's at stake for the program and its growing reputation.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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