SPRINGFIELD, Fla. -- Officials in a Florida Panhandle city said their former website was taken over by someone hosting pornographic content. The city of Springfield began receiving complaints last week from residents who visited the city's old website. Mayor Ralph Hammond said the city apparently let the old domain name expire, and the site contains pornography. The city seeks to buy back the old domain and any domain names similar to the city's website, springfield.fl.gov.
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