🌱 Why a high-profile ex-senator first passed through Lake Butler prison

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• Why a high-profile ex-senator first passed through Lake Butler prison

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 61.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ex-Sen. Steven Payne serving sentence for sexual battery on a minor at Mayo prison in Florida (wtjx.org) — A former Virgin Islands senator convicted in Florida of sexual battery on a minor is now serving a 25-year sentence at Mayo Correctional Institution, with release projected for 2050. Before transfer, he went through intake and classification at the state’s Reception and Medical Center West Unit in Lake Butler. The case has drawn attention because of prior allegations and his ongoing appeal.
   

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Tuesday April 21

• Union County Tigers vs Williston Red Devils
  Union County High School, 1000 S Lake Ave, Lake Butler
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Class 2A District 4 Track Meet
  Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
  11:00 am
• Keystone Heights Indians vs Bartram Trail Bears
  Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
  6:00 pm
• Painting in the Trap - Waldo, Florida
  The Embassy Event Hall , 14630 NE Waldo Rd , Waldo
  7:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Rise & Reset
  Celebration Pointe , 4949 Ave , Gainesville
  10:00 am
• Caregivers Festival - A Day of Support & Celebration for Family Caregivers
  Senior Recreation Center , 5701 NW 34th Blvd , Gainesville
  10:00 am
• Saturday Story Time
  Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Black Cowboys and Cowgirls in Florida, April 17-18
  The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center , 837 SE 7th Ave , Gainesville
  11:00 am
• 1075 Lake City Cohen Olympic Weightlifting Seminar
  CrossFit 1075 , 144 SW Waterford Ct Ste. 105-106 , Lake City
  11:00 am
• 2026 Annual Middleburg Spring Festival
  The Middleburg Museum, Inc. , 3912 Section St , Middleburg
  11:00 am
• Family Art Time
  Waldo Branch - ARTspace
  11:30 am
• ArtSpace: Crochet 101
  Waldo Branch - ARTspace
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Lake City. Apply here.
• Texas Roadhouse posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Lake City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Butler here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Starke

• CSX train collides with vehicle in Starke, driver airlifted to trauma center (actionnewsjax.com)
• GHS rallies but falls late in 5A-District 5 semifinals (mainstreetdailynews.com)

Alachua

• Jackson Youmas explains his plans for Alachua after winning commission race (wcjb.com)
• Alachua Music Series Hits Its Stride (alachuacountytoday.com)
• Duke Energy Florida awards America250 grant to Keep Alachua County Beautiful (alachuachronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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