Rural scene near Archer in Alachua County. (Courtesy Saint Peter-Saint Paul Community Council) Rural communities are a step closer to a “buffet” of grants, loans, and administrative support for roads, ...

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced on May 29 the preservation of more Florida farmland through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Changes are coming to rural communities across Florida. The Senate unanimously passed the sweeping Florida’s Rural Renaissance bill late ...

I’m a proud son of rural Florida, Florida’s Heartland, six generations deep. Our small, tight-knit, legacy communities are filled with some of the nicest, most hard-working people you will ever meet.

TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Ben Albritton calls it the “fight for a rural renaissance in Florida.” And Wednesday, the Senate released a 129-page bill that would take steps to try to bolster health ...

Florida’s recently passed Rural Renaissance bill (SB 110) is being sold as a gift to small towns. On the surface, it seems like one. Investments in rural hospitals and incentives for teachers to work ...