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Lightning Causes House Fires Across Central Fla.
WESH.com
The house is in the Stoneybrook Hills subdivision, at the extreme edge of the county line, bordering Lake County and very close to Mount Dora. ...

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Georgia and a confederation of the thirsty
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By now, you know about the federal judge's ruling that metro Atlanta has no right to draw drinking water from Lake Lanier — and never has. ...
Express Yourself! ForumsGwinnett Gazette
Fears Atlanta may go hunting for more waterOnline Athens
Savannah River Basin could be option for AtlantaAugusta Chronicle
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Enyoying your 'staycation' in NWI
Gary Post Tribune
In Lake County, visit the John Dillinger exhibit at the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority in Hammond, followed by a visit to the old Sheriffs' ...

Before vote on tax hike, read school budget
Orlando Sentinel
Florida has a twisted little formula in which Lake County lands in the No. 66 spot of 67 counties in how much money it receives per student for education. ...

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Daily Commercial
Water levels returning to normal
Daily Commercial
But after the deluge in May and the frequent afternoon showers in June and July, water levels in Lake County are returning to normal. ...

Leesburg woman claims $15M Lotto jackpot
Orlando Sentinel
... 15th jackpot winner to buy a winning ticket in Lake County, didn't check her ticket until six days after the drawing, according to the Florida Lottery. ...

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Lake County Scrambling To Hire Teachers
WFtv.com
School districts across Central Florida threatened to lay off teachers, but Lake County laid off too many. Now, the county is scrambling to hire teachers ...

Highland replacing Brackin as Lake's athletic director
Orlando Sentinel
He came to Lake County and was Eustis' boys basketball coach for five years, including being named in 2001 as the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 3A coach of ...

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Lake County unemployment rates soar in June
Orlando Sentinel
Lake County had a 11.2 percent jobless rate in June, according to preliminary figures released by Workforce Central Florida this morning. ...
C. Fla. unemployment hits 10.8%Bizjournals.com
Florida jobless rate jumps againOrlando Sentinel

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Melton Haynes brought sweet orange industry to Lake County
Daily Commercial
Forty-five years later, in 2007, I began this series as a way of celebrating Lake County's 120th anniversary. The South Publishing Company's Florida State ...
Traffic checkpoints yield violatorsDaily Commercial

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