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🌱 State selling a small surplus parcel on SR 20 in Hawthorne
Happening soon: MSBU Advisory Committee Meeting- ILE 19, ILE North, ILE South on the Hawthorne Patch calendar
Hey there, Hawthorne! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- State selling a small surplus parcel on SR 20 in Hawthorne
- Is your Hawthorne address or storage unit listed in these new notices?
- How Hawthorne's upset win vaulted the Hornets into Florida's top 10
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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- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 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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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hawthorne
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- MSBU Advisory Committee Meeting- ILE 19, ILE North, ILE South →
Interlachen Community Center, 135 S County Rd 315, Interlachen
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Other local events
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2:00 pm - League at the Library
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Saturday September 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Story Time
Micanopy Branch - Dance Hall
11:00 am - Open House
McRae Elementary Keystone Heights, FL 32656
5:00 pm - Community Center Booked →
McIntosh FL - Micanopy Craft' n' Quilt
Micanopy Branch - Dance Hall
10:00 am - Roaring Riptide | Steam Event at Micanopy Area Cooperative School →
Micanopy
3:30 pm - Waldo Farmers and Flea Market →
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market, 17805 US-301, Waldo
8:00 am - Handguns 101 Basic Marksmanship →
Harry Beckwith Guns & Range, 12130 South Hwy 441, Micanopy
9:00 am - Handgun 101 & 102 Combo →
Harry Beckwith Guns & Range, 12130 South Hwy 441, Micanopy
9:00 am - Fall Festival →
555 South Lawrence Boulevard, Keystone Heights
10:00 am
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (03256) - 7403 State Rd 21 in Keystone Heights. Apply here.
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Supervisor in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.
🗞 Nearby News
Interlachen
- Tuesday prep roundup: Panthers score 8th win with rout of Warriors (palatkadailynews.com)
- Putnam Legal Notices 091626 Free Access (palatkadailynews.com)
Micanopy
- Head to Head: Iron Honor tops both picks in PA Derby (horseracingnation.com)
- 8 Best Commercial Cleaning Companies in Gainesville, FL for 2026 (miamilivingmagazine.com)
Keystone Heights
- O-Zone: Regular Guy (jaguars.com)
- Aldi to open in Daytona Beach Shores soon. Here's where else (news-journalonline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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