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Will it be a bang-up Fourth, despite economic gloom and doom?
A worker at Galaxy Fireworks at Orange Blossom Trail and Clarcona-Ocoee Road opens the tent.
Taylor Only 2nd UCF Player Drafted Into NBA
University of Central Florida basketball player Jermaine Taylor was picked up during the NBA draft.
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Taxpayers, watch out for government pickpockets
T he mad scramble for money has started. This is budget season for governments, and if you want to put in your two cents, so to speak, now is the time.
Tavares pastor feted for 40 years in ministry
The Rev. S. William Tyson walked into his office on a recent Sunday morning at Union Congregational Church and, as always, began preparing to deliver his weekly sermon.
Tavares Wants To Tax Lake County
The City of Tavares wants to start taxing its own county. Lake County owns several buildings in downtown Tavares.
Tavares High wins environmental challenge
It was a formidable challenge, but when dozens of Tavares High School students came together, they scored one for the school and one for the environment.
Official reaction to grading of Lake County Schools
LARRY ELL Staff Writer TAVARES -- When it comes to the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, students may take the exam, but everybody shares in the grade.
Pregnant woman charged with stabbing ex-boyfriend's new love interest
A Mount Dora woman who is five months pregnant was arrested and charged with attempted murder over the weekend after she followed her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend home and then stabbed the other woman, according to Tavares Police.
$21M in stimulus money to flush out local water projects
About $25 million worth of local water projects will get a $21 million stimulus-fund injection expected to create up to 616 Central Florida jobs.
Tavares proceeds with plans for possible fire assessment
City Council members this week moved a step closer to creating a fire assessment that could charge residents $153 next year.
Will federal cash save school jobs?
Hundreds of school-district employees are eager to know whether an infusion of federal-stimulus money will save their jobs.
Father, daughter arraigned on Fowlerville Fair embezzlement
A family accused of skimming money from past Fowlerville Family Fairs will have exam conferences Wednesday, June 24 before 53rd District Court Judge Suzanne Geddis.
Leesburg man hit with child porn charges
Tavares - A Leesburg man is being held on five counts of possession of child pornography, after a Lake County deputy discovered his computer was being used to share videos of children engaged in sex acts, according to probable cause affidavit.
Wrestling legends hit Leesburg
The Clermont Downtown Partnership and the city of Clermont invite artists, students and community groups to participate in the third annual sidewalk chalk-art contest during the Summer Art Walk today.
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Pouring water on Tavares fire-assessment idea
T avares officials are contemplating switching how the city charges for fire protection.
Tavares Teacher Cleared On Sex Charges
A Tavares teacher was cleared of any wrongdoing in court on Friday. John Salamon was a longtime special education teacher and athletic director at Tavares High School.
Judicial Center pricetag drops; but commission worries about debt load
Lake County Commissioners reviewed several financing options Tuesday for the Lake Judicial Center expansion project in downtown Tavares.
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Tavares, county might share coveted property
TAVARES C ity officials think they have found the perfect place for a new public-safety complex.
Departure of courtesy busing has some parents worried
DAVID DONALD Staff Writer When the Lake County School District eliminates courtesy busing next year, some students living within a two-mile radius of their school will have to walk to school.
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