Hello out there in there internet-verse! We hope you and yours will have fun but be safe this weekend even though it is hot, and humid and more than likely stormy. The third weekend in August usually means the kiddies are either back in school or will be very soon. Since Lafayette County started this […]
Charles Croft is and has been working on his first book about his grandfather who was a Florida Cracker Cowboy. Although he passed away before Charles was born he grew up hearing stories about his grandfather. As a way to honor those before us, we each should record the life histories of our ancestors. There […]
The last couple of months have really taken a toll on all of us even here in the little North Florida County of Lafayette. We all do what we do but, hopefully, we are keeping our families and ourselves as safe as we possibly can. Remember wearing those facemasks around people doesn’t mean you are […]
Being that Lafayette County Florida is probably one of the least wired towns we have I was wondering how everyone was doing after the lockdown? What did you do to make it through? Most of you I know continued to work on your farms and “necessary” jobs while some were scrambling around looking for ways […]
Hey everyone, while we are all stuck at home I thought I would pass on some opportunities for learning new things online and job training. I received an email from Savvy Caregiver in Gainesville today and thought I would pass that along for those who might be interested. Due to the current concern for contagion […]
During this wacky time, we hope everyone is doing what they can to keep themselves safe. Help a neighbor if you can. Order stuff online to be delivered instead of going out to the store. If our local businesses are still open and operating maybe they can schedule “Senior Only” shopping times, curbside pickups and […]
FROM: Dorian Morgan Dorian@uppercaseincorporated.com January 21, 2020, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAFAYETTE COUNTY TOXIC ROUND-UP EVENT COLLECTS HAZARDOUS WASTE MAYO The Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Lafayette County Commission will sponsor a FREE “Toxic Round-Up” collection event to properly dispose of and/or recycle common […]
We hope that you and yours have a safe and happy holiday season. We have been getting some emails from our readers in the last couple of weeks but sadly, we haven’t been able to keep up with all that is going on and we apologize for taking so long. If you questions are really […]
The annual Pioneer Festival held in Mayo every October was just as popular as it ever was. Sadly, we didn’t get any video of the parade or any of the musical acts happening all day. If you have some and would like to share let us know and we will be glad to share it […]
If you were unable to attend the Writer’s Ink Sponsored Local Authors Event at the Lafayette County Florida Library in Mayo last Friday (13th) you missed a really good presentation and great snacks too. There were over 14 different published authors who introduced themselves as well as yours truly. It is a shame the room […]