Go slow, look for manatees on the move below

Go slow, look for manatees on the move below

  • November 13, 2025
  • Cliff Smelley

November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com…

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Woman cross-country walk brings her through area

Woman cross-country walk brings her through area

  • November 11, 2025
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Age is just a number. Judy Benjamin believes that. As she likes to say, “You don’t have to curl up on the couch if you’re turning 65 or 70 or 75 or 80.”…

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Kiser receives Leon County Schools’ honor

Kiser receives Leon County Schools’ honor

  • November 11, 2025
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford County native Shanon “Shane” Kiser was named Leon County’s Glenn Howell Distinguished Educator of the Year. “I still feel at a loss for words,”…

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How do we thank our veterans?

How do we thank our veterans?

  • November 11, 2025
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud On a day that’s all about expressing gratitude to those who served in the military, one of the speakers at a Veterans Day ceremony at Camp Blanding Join…

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UCHS JROTC Raider Team qualifies for state

UCHS JROTC Raider Team qualifies for state

  • November 6, 2025
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CADET CAPT. KAESIN INGRAM UCHS JROTC Public Affairs Officer Once again, the Union County High School JROTC Raider Team qualified for the State Raider Championship, winning the overall Raider compet…

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