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Local news for Leesburg, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

12 hrs ago | Southeast Missourian

Florida man, 69, wins Hemingway lookalike contest

A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival celebrating Hemingway's birthday that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.

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Related Topix: Ernest Hemingway, Vocal

17 hrs ago | Southeast Missourian

Florida man, 69, wins Hemingway lookalike contest

A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival celebrating Hemingway's birthday that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.

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Related Topix: Ernest Hemingway, Vocal

Fri Jul 25, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Just call him 'papa'

Realtor Tom Grizzard earned a new nickname during the weekend: Papa. The Leesburg native is basking in the glory of being named "Papa" Hemingway 2008 in a look-alike contest Saturday in Key West , a favorite ...

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Related Topix: Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro, The Villages, FL, Lake County, FL

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Leesburg Today

Community Activist Hired As Deputy Town Attorney

A familiar face will become a daily presence in Leesburg Town Hall, as Barbara Notar has accepted a position as the town's new deputy town attorney.

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Related Topix: Activism

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New Unique Pearl Boutique Retailer Opens in Leesburg, Florida

A new boutique, Just Pearls Inc, recently opened in Leesburg, Florida. The boutique offers a wide selection of fresh water and Akoya pearls set in earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants and ensembles.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Benefit truck show

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 4335 will host its inaugural Red Neck Yacht Club boat poker float Aug.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL, Eustis, FL, Kids, Family, Mascotte, FL

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Contra Costa Times

Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Tom Grizzard, front, of Leesburg, Fla., is congratulated by previous winners after he won the 2008 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar ...

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Related Topix: Key West, FL, Ernest Hemingway, Vocal

The Orlando Sentinel

'Lily of the Valley' program will again focus on positive

Dr. Isaac Deas will again present his "Lily of the Valley" Women's Conference on empowering mind, body and spirit 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL

Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Leesburg officials eliminate employee positions in effort to cut costs

City officials Friday eliminated a number of employee positions in an effort to cut costs.

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Lake County, FL

CareerJournal

Second Act: From Private Eye To Radio Personality

A private investigator ditches the vagaries of that life for a career in the radio booth - touting a genre from the past.

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Related Topix: Casselberry, FL

Wed Jul 16, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Child-neglect charges filed

A Leesburg woman was jailed during the weekend after investigators charged her with child neglect.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Iron Chef contest lets teens create

Teens and preteens 12 to 18 can compete to create edible concoctions at the Teen Iron Chef competition at 2 p.m. July 22 at Leesburg Public Library, 100 E. Main St.

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Related Topix: The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay, Lake County, FL

Sun Jul 13, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

For Lake County merchant of pearls, the world is his oyster

A century ago, pearls were rare because they had to be searched for within shellfish called mollusks.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL, Theater, Arts, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho

The Orlando Sentinel

Memorial honors black pioneers of Lake County

Racism, segregation and poverty were a few of the hardships this city's black pioneers faced.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL

Fri Jul 11, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Leesburg car crash victim arrested on drug charges

Deputies and police officers executed a search warrant at the Leesburg home of a victim of a Tuesday car crash.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Lake County, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Afternoon outing to help cancer fight

Bring the family out for an afternoon fundraiser Saturday to benefit the American Cancer Society's Apopka Cancer Resource Center, which services the tri-county area of Lake, Orange and Seminole.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Apopka, FL, Mount Dora, FL, Eustis, FL

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Daily Commercial

Black bear on loose in Leesburg

Police want residents in Leesburg and its vicinity to secure outdoor trash and foods, while a black bear roams the area.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Cyclist, 21, dies in U.S. 441 crash

Police said this week they are still investigating a crash that killed a Lake County man after his motorcycle collided with a Dodge Durango on U.S. Highway 441 near Kinne Pearce Road.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL, Crawfordville, FL

Tue Jul 08, 2008

The Daily Commercial

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Virginia Bell Parker died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at The Edgewater of Waterman Village, Mount Dora after a long illness.

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Related Topix: Mount Dora, FL, Aerobics, Fitness

Sun Jul 06, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

LakeXpress opens its first bus route in city

LakeXpress, a Lake County bus line, added a new route through Mount Dora on Tuesday, offering free rides until Aug.

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Related Topix: Lake County, FL, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh, Mount Dora, FL, The Villages, FL, Eustis, FL

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