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Lake-Monroe News

Local news for Lake-Monroe, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | WESH-TV

Central Fla. Waits Anxiously As Storms Loom

Tropical Storm Hanna may miss Central Florida with its worst wind and rain, but people flooded by Fay are watching every storm in the pipeline with a certain amount of anxiety.

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Related Topix: Canada, Volusia County, FL, Deltona, FL, Debary, FL

Thu Sep 04, 2008

Local6.com

Buzzards Feasting On 'Yard-Fish' Menace Flood Victims; Waters Rise

Homeowners in neighborhoods still flooded from Tropical Storm Fay continue to battle high waters and other problems, like huge committees of buzzards.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Sanford, FL

Tue Sep 02, 2008

Local6.com

Cracks In Lake Monroe Sea Wall Unconfirmed

A resident reported cracks in the sea wall at Lake Monroe that would put Sanford homes and businesses in danger of possible flooding, but city officials said the report is unconfirmed.

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Related Topix: Sanford, FL

Mon Sep 01, 2008

WESH

Flooding Leads To Sewage Spill, Dead Fish

Many lakes and rivers in Seminole County finally crested over the weekend after the heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Fay.

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Sun Aug 31, 2008

WFTV

Flooding Still Causing Problems In Central Florida Counties

Water continued to pour over the Lake Monroe seawall in Sanford. An inch of rain Saturday only added to the problems.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Sanford, FL, John Mica, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Aug 29, 2008

Disaster News Network

Water still rising in some FL towns

Jon Davis balanced carefully as he walked across the sandbags on Seminole Boulevard on his way to a riverfront pizza restaurant in Sanford.

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Related Topix: Cocoa, FL, Sanford, FL, Brevard County, FL, Fort White, FL

Thu Aug 28, 2008

WDBO-AM Orlando

PICTURES: Flooding in Seminole County

SLIDESHOW: Chuluota Flooding More families prepare for flooding. Folks around Lake Monroe in Seminole County are gathering sandbags and keeping their fingers crossed, because they're nervous about the rising ...

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Related Topix: Chuluota, FL, Seminole County, FL, Sanford, FL

Tue Aug 26, 2008

Seminole County Government

Seminole County Closes Boat Ramps Due to High Water

Due to high water in the St. Johns River as a result of Tropical Storm Fay, Seminole County Leisure Services has closed the following recreation and trail areas: -Black Bear Wilderness Area -Wilson's Landing ...

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Related Topix: Seminole County, FL

Mon Aug 25, 2008

Disaster News Network

Deadly Fay impacts thousands

A look at the Safirr-Simpson scale might lead people in the future to believe that Tropical Storm Fay was a minor storm.

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Related Topix: Longwood, FL, Altamonte Springs, FL, Sanford, FL, Tallahassee, FL

Sat Aug 23, 2008

WESH-TV

Blog: Fay Remains Offshore

Compiled from staff reports. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Fay made landfall just before 5 a.m. at Cape Romano, Fla., on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Seminole County, FL, Daytona Beach, FL, Daytona Beach Metro, Volusia County, FL, Orange County, FL

Thu Aug 21, 2008

WESH-TV

Blog: Boat Sinks In Lake Monroe

Compiled from staff reports. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Fay made landfall just before 5 a.m. at Cape Romano, Fla., on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Beverly Beach, FL, Sanford, FL, Flagler Beach, FL, Boat Disaster

WESH-TV

Blog: Melbourne Neighborhood Evacuated

Compiled from staff reports. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Fay made landfall just before 5 a.m. at Cape Romano, Fla., on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Volusia County, FL, Orange County, FL, Melbourne Metro, Melbourne, FL, Flagler Beach, FL

Tue Aug 19, 2008

WDBO-AM Orlando

Public works says: we can handle flood waters

Fay could dump several inches of rain on Orange County. Local governments says we can take it.

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Related Topix: Weather, Orange County, FL, Conway, FL, Seminole County, FL, Recipes

Tue Aug 05, 2008

QST

Aug 05 Teach-in

ARRL Products: Low Power/QRP The Electronics of Radio -- Temporarily Out-of-Stock! -- This advanced-level textbook uses the practical approach of making a real ham rig to teach radio electronics.

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Related Topix: Deltona, FL, Family, Kids, Life, Hobbies, Ham Radio

Sat Aug 02, 2008

WDRB-TV Louisville

DNR official eats fish dumped in lake for dinner

An Indiana Department of Natural Resources official knew just what to do with a South American fish that was caught after being dumped in Lake Monroe.

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

Daytona Beach News Journal

Cause of crash still undetermined

The July 10, 2007, crash into the homes at the Preserve development on Lake Monroe in Seminole County shattered the lives of the three victims on the ground and the two in the cockpit -- Dr.

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Related Topix: Seminole County, FL, Ormond Beach, FL, Sanford, FL

Thu Jul 10, 2008

WDBO-AM Orlando

SLIDESHOW: Sanford man rebuilding one year after tragedy

SLIDESHOW: Joe Woodard rebuilding one year after tragedy A memorial service was held this morning for the victims of a plane crash that shocked Central Florida.

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Related Topix: Sanford, FL, Air Accidents

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Park rangers take to the water

Crews searched for the body of an 18-year-old man who drowned in Lake Monroe in Bloomington, Indiana, Wednesday after jumping out of a boat to help a friend.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Times

Coroner: Teen drowned in Lake Monroe

Monroe County Coroner David Toumey said Thursday a Monrovia teen drowned after failing to resurface at Lake Monroe.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

WISH-TV8 Indianapolis

Teen believed to have drowned in Monroe Reservoir

An 18-year-old boy who jumped into Lake Monroe to help a struggling friend is believed to have drowned near the Paynetown ramp area.

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