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

Monday Jun 30 | Tampa Bay Online

Inspector Shuts Down Gas Pumps After Watery Gas Strands Motorists

" - " A bunch of motorists were affected, some stranded Thursday, after they reported pumping watery gasoline into their vehicles at a Shell gas station at the corner of U.S. 27 and State Road 70, south of Lake ...

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Related Topix: Lake Placid, FL, Agriculture, Science, Fort Myers, FL, Fort Myers Metro

Fri Mar 28, 2008

North Port Sun

Gay nude camp at home in the heart of cow country

“I really don't recall any outcry about it when the commission approved it”

Nestled deep in the south of Highlands County lies a sleepy cow town that time has passed over. via North Port Sun

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Related Topix: Everglades-City, FL, Highlands County, FL, Redington Beach, FL

Fri Mar 07, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The Stars This Week by Arnold Pearlstein

Chart time: 9:30 tonight-Saturday Sunday: Hydra the Water Snake sprawls across the southern skies during mid evening. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Thu Feb 28, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Nighttime skies for the week of March 2

Chart time: 9 tonight-Saturday Sunday: Virgo, the Virgin, rises in the southeast during mid evening. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Sun Feb 24, 2008

Tampabays10.com

Iraqi military plane lands in rural Florida

A Department of Defense airplane that was apparently built for the Iraqi Air Force made an emergency landing in ruraly Highlands County. via Tampabays10.com

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Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Glades County, FL

Sat Feb 23, 2008

FOX 4 Florida

Mysterious Plane Lands in Venus

You can rule out UFO, but a mysterious plane that made an emergency landing in Venus had officials tight lipped and resident's minds running wild. via FOX 4 Florida

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Related Topix: Highlands County, FL

Fri Feb 22, 2008

Military Officer

'Nothing Sinister' About Iraq-Bound Training Plane

“It's nothing more than a training plane”

An airplane labeled Iraqi Air Force made an emergency landing on a rural Central Florida highway -- near a town called Venus, no less. via Military Officer

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Related Topix: Sebring, FL, Highlands County, FL, Iraq, World News, Middle East, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Thu Feb 21, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Plane With Iraqi Air Force Markings Lands In Venus

“Early on there was a real scurry.”

Highlands County Sheriff's Office deputies are continuing to guard a single-engine airplane with Iraqi air force markings that made an emergency landing here on Wednesday afternoon. via Tampa Bay Online

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Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Sebring, FL

Wed Jan 23, 2008

Palm Beach Post

Renewable energy gets millions in grants

“The current biofuel is mostly from crops such as corn or soybeans. It takes months to grow them”

Florida's renewable energy industry received a boost Tuesday as the state gave $25 million in grants to 12 projects that hope to convert plants and plant waste into energy. via Palm Beach Post

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Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Florida, Point-Washington, FL

Tue Jan 22, 2008

North Port Sun

Biofuel firm eyes Highlands for $47 million plant

“The plant will be a net producer of high-quality water”

U.S. Envirofues LLC has received a $7 million grant from the state's "Farm to Fuel" grant program for the construction of a $47-million ethanol production plant in south Highlands County. via North Port Sun

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Related Topix: Lake Placid, FL, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Glades County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Florida

Wed Jan 02, 2008

Broward-Palm Beach - News

Angle of Descent

“We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen”

Angle, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan, at the Ritz-Carlton. Open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday 6 till 11 p.m. Call 561-533-6000. When they wheeled the machine out on its cart, eight feet tall at least, an ... via Broward-Palm Beach - News

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Related Topix: Coffee, Manalapan, FL

Thu Dec 27, 2007

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The stars for the week of Dec. 30

Chart time: 7:30 tonight-Saturday Tonight: Mars continues to shine brightly in the northeast during the early evening. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Thu Dec 20, 2007

The Orlando Sentinel

Runaround on return means an unmerry holiday

“EarthLink did contact us and said we would receive a credit to our account and that our e-mail would be restored”

Dear Greg: On Nov. 28, we bought a Polaroid 26-inch LCD set at Wal-Mart. It would not play DVD-RWs on the built-in DVD player, even though the manufacturer's manual states it will. via The Orlando Sentinel

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Related Topix: DVD Players, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Christmas, FL, TV, Electronics, Kissimmee, FL

Thu Dec 06, 2007

The Orlando Sentinel

If you dig fossils, trip to Fort Drum Quarry is for you

Dig for marine fossils and organic crystal formations at the Fort Drum Quarry with Pangea Institute on Dec. via The Orlando Sentinel

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Related Topix: Okeechobee, FL, Lake County, FL, Clermont, FL, Polk County, FL

Wed Dec 05, 2007

WTLV

Cool Gadgets: Stocking Stuffers

By Ken Amaro First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Among the cool gadgets to consider are two wireless phones. via WTLV

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Cameras, Science / Technology, Bluetooth

Fri Nov 30, 2007

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The Stars This Week, by Arnold Pearlstein

Chart time: 8:30 p.m. Sunday: December promises to be an exciting month for Mars with the Red Planet reaching its closest point to Earth. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Fri Nov 09, 2007

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The Stars This Week by Arnold Pearlstein

Chart time: 8 tonight-Saturday Tonight: Stargazers this week can get a good look at surprising Comet Holmes in the northeastern skies after sunset. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Related Topix: Jupiter, FL

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