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From banker to store greeter in retirement
Few other former bank executives and chamber of commerce presidents get a stint at what Leesburg resident Robert Alan Voegele experienced as part of his retirement. Voegele, who died May 29 at the age of 84, applied at Walmart in Leesburg in the early...
Tags: New Smyrna Beach, Apopka, Orlando, Walmart, Casselberry
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Traffic: I-4 remains slow in Orange County
Rush-hour traffic is tapering off. Remaining slow spots include: •I-4 westbound from Sand Lake Road to State Road 535. •World Center Drive at I-4, where a fatal crash happened about 3:20 p.m.
Tags: Osceola County, Interstate 4, Golden Beach, Poinciana
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Workforce Central Florida offers classes to boost employability skills
Workforce Central Florida is offering multiple "Develop You" classes to help Lake residents increase their employability skills. The classes cover resume writing, interviewing, networking and more. Classes are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis...Tags: Leesburg
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Central Florida tornado victims express sympathy for Oklahoma twister survivors
Central Florida residents have been transfixed by coverage of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., but Becky Nolan can't watch the images of debris and tear-stricken faces. It's too painful for Nolan, whose husband and younger son died in a...
Tags: Tornadoes, Kissimmee, Natural Disasters, House Building
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Florida man pleads guilty to slashing throat of Bears fan
A Florida man faces a possible life sentence after pleading guilty to fatally slashing a Lake County man who flew to Jacksonville for a Chicago Bears game last fall, authorities said. Matthew R. Hinson, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder...
Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Prosecution, Murder, Punishment, Trials
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Thinning of Ocala National Forest trees aims to improve habitat for Florida scrub-jays
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — A timber crew made quick work of some 60-foot-tall sand pines with a shearing machine that cuts the trees at the base like a massive pair of scissors. The fallen trees were stacked onto trucks, destined for pulp mills in...
Tags: Conservation, Science and Technology, Volusia County, Endangered Species, Lake Wales
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FWC: Captured bear biggest ever found alive in Florida
Residents of a rural Lake County community long complained that a colossal four-footed creature had been feasting on their garbage and leaving damaged property in its wake. After an epic trajectory as the region's most prolific dumpster diver, officials...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Ocala National Forest, Wildlife, Environmental Issues
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Lake County to pay tribute to fallen vets during Memorial Day events
Several communities have scheduled Memorial Day services featuring military tributes and speakers, honoring those who fought for freedom and gave their lives in battle. Here's a listing of events: •Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Mid-...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), American Legion, Clermont, Memorial Day, Eustis
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Luxury drug-rehab center in Umatilla to offer recovery in style
Troubled celebs struggling to overcome addictions might start pointing their limos in an unlikely direction: the remote Lake County town of Umatilla. The former Florida Elks Children's Hospital in Umatilla is being reborn as a luxury drug-rehab center...
Tags: Tampa, Conservation, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Eating Disorders, Healthcare Provider
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Clermont location is Goodwill Industries of Central Florida's first 'American-made' retail store
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has opened its first "American-made" retail store and Job Connection Center at 1855 S. Grand Highway, Clermont. Completed in partnership with Winter Park-based Williams Company, roughly 98 percent of the...
Tags: Marketing, Oncology, Conservation, Goodwill Industries International, Healthcare Provider
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Sinkholes on the rise in Lake, experts warn
Creeeeak! That's how it started. Just one little crack on the corner of the house in the concrete block. Larry King, who owns a property-appraisal business in Leesburg, noticed the first crack in his 30-year-old home about two years ago. Then more...Tags: Gainesville, Science and Technology, Natural Disasters, Leesburg
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Ellie Diez-Massaro showcased at Lake Eustis Museum of Art
Ellie Diez-Massaro, who is well known for her hand-painted black-and-white infrared photographs, will showcase some of her works at the Lake Eustis Museum of Art, 1 W. Orange Ave., in Ferran Park in downtown Eustis. "Color and Light," which opens with a...
Tags: SeaWorld, Ocala, Museums, Arts and Culture, Artists
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