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Leesburg, Florida is located in Lake County. Zip codes in Leesburg, FL include 34748, 34788, and 34749. More Leesburg information.

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Yesterday | South Lake Press

Good location and great visibility on 4-plus acre lot

Superior Visibility! 360+/- feet of US 441 frontage, 300+/- feet on Ice Cream Rd and 335+/- feet on 3rd Street.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Public records request leads to age discrimination complaint

A retired Tavares police officer who applied for a vacant lieutenant's position with the town last June said he didn't get the job because of age discrimination.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Practical accounting courses available at LSCC in spring 2010

Are you looking for practical job skills that can help you find work or advance in your present position during troubled economic times? If so, please consider signing up for one or more of three practical course offerings on the Leesburg Campus of Lake-Sumter Community College during the upcoming spring semester that begins January 6, 2010.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Wet and wetter

As water withdrawals threaten Florida's underground water supply, the state has been pushing local governments to find alternative sources of water for residential and commercial users.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Genesis Center keeps tabs on kids after school

Energy can be a child's greatest asset. Their seemingly boundless supply can be a positive force in the classroom, but experts say too many kids are left with negative ways to direct that energy once they leave school grounds.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Not a ghost of a chance

When darkness finally sets the proper mood, trick-or-treaters will embark upon tonight's sugar quest.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Orlando Business Journal

C.T. Hsu to design Lake center

C.T. Hsu + Associates Inc. landed a contract last month to design a new 5,000-square-foot Yalaha Community Center in Lake County.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Where is the pumpkin in a can?

One thing that won't be missing in stores this week is candy. Happy Halloween ! Found Ruth says Zwieback is called crispbread.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

MyFoxOrlando

Deadly Lake Accident

A deadly motorcycle accident in Lake County has the Florida Highway Patrol investigating if any charges should be filed.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Former Lake School Board member killed in plane crash was helping a friend

The flight that ended in the death of former Lake County School Board member Scott Strong began as a favor for an aviation buddy.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Associated Content

What Price for a Human Life: Murder for Hire

The recent arrest of Dr. Akram Ismail in Leesburg, Florida, for offering to pay for the demise of Nehme Gabriel, his former business partner had all the elements of a good Hollywood production.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Halloween Haunts

A skeleton waits for visitors to the Thousand Palms RV Resort Haunted Forest in Rutland on Wednesday, Oct.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

OrlandoSentinel.com - COMMENTARY

Doctor case latest in Lake's bizarre history

J ust about the time you think it's safe in Lake County, the moon gets full and the kooks crawl out.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Examiner.com

What price for a human life: Murder for Hire

The recent arrest of Dr. Akram Ismail in Leesburg, Florida for offering to pay for the demise of Nehme Gabriel, his former business partner had all the elements of a good Hollywood production.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Ocala Business Journal

Dunnellon Green Market debuts

Nancy Myers, co-owner of Grumbles House, noticed that customers wanted more organic products.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Police: Leesburg man admits he regularly views child porn

A Leesburg man, charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography, poses a "clear threat" to children, according to a detective who arrested him Wednesday and found numerous sexual images of girls on the man's computer.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Clover Herald

Banning books still hot debate at libraries

Author John Green is outraged that one of his titles became the center of a heated debate in Leesburg, Fla., when parents targeted a group of city library books that they considered too vulgar for young eyes.

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The Daily Commercial

Grayson quizzed on health care

More than 200 people packed the Tavares Civic Center Monday to ask U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, how the health care bill would affect their lives.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

WFTV.com - WRDQ

Burglar Stabs Woman Several Times Inside Apartment

A Lake County woman was attacked Monday morning by a burglar who was armed with a knife.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

MyFoxOrlando

Leesburg Police investigating stabbing

Leesburg Police say they are investigating a stabbing at the Montclair Oaks Apartment Complex.

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