BITHLO — Linda Gonzalez, 57, is six months clean from fentanyl for the first time in years thanks to a program known as medication-assisted treatment. She’s moved from the woods to a camper. She’s in the process of getting dental work, reactivating her driver’s license and will soon start looking for a job. She’s excited to meet her 3-year-old granddaughter, work again and reconnect with her .
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Bithlo residents, wary of well water that smells and tastes bad, may soon have a cleaner option. Orange County has agreed to steer $12.6 million in federal funding to extend public water lines to Bithlo, one of the county’s most impoverished communities, and hook up with an initial 337 homes south of State Road 50. “This is incredibly important for Bithlo, especially those residents impacted .