A public meeting will be held Thursday about a proposed Clay County ordinance protecting Camp Blanding from incompatible land uses nearby.

By Liz Flaisig, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Aug. 31--A Clay County development planned north of Camp Blanding will be smaller after land owners sold 3,500 acres for conservation. St. Johns River Water Management District spent $22.75 million on the land Thursday.

By LIZ FLAISIG A Clay County development planned north of Camp Blanding will be smaller after land owners sold 3,500 acres for conservation. St. Johns River Water Management District spent $22.75 million on the land Thursday.

When Jenny Dragon moved to Middleburg to live with her aunt and uncle, she had no focus in her life or in school -- and she's the first to admit it. For the three years prior to her mother's death in February 2004, Dragon was running the house and worrying about her little sister.