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20 hrs ago | Southwest Florida Online

New Glades Health Department Facility On Way

Glades Commissioners Appoint Construction Manager MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- The Glades County Board of County Commissioners Tuesday approved the contract negotiated with Wright Construction to provide Construction Management of the proposed Glades County Public Health Facility with costs covered by a $5.1 million federal grant.

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Related Topix: Moore Haven, FL

Yesterday | Southwest Florida Online

Glades County Hog Farm Approved

Zoning Changes Allow Formerly Illegal Hog Farm To Continue MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- The Glades County Commission approved this week a zoning change allowing a pre-existing zoning violation to continue at a hog farm south of Moore Haven on US Highway 27.

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Related Topix: Moore Haven, FL, Agriculture, Science

Sat Nov 07, 2009

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Complaints against UF student have UF looking more closely at admissions

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. Registered sex offender Boyd David Hodges attended the University of Florida about six months before campus police began receiving the complaints that alerted them to his presence and changed the university's admission policies.

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Related Topix: University of Florida, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Naplesnews.com Stories

Biofuels center to be developed in Hendry County

"This is an exciting time for the College and the community," said Bill Roshon, Dean of Professional and Technical Studies at Edison State College.

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Related Topix: Hendry County, FL, University of Florida, Agriculture, Science, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Labelle, FL

Highlands Today

Police blotter

The following people were booked Monday, Nov. 2 into the Highlands County Jail: Derrick Javon Braswell , 27, of 316 E. Joe Hilton St., Avon Park, on a charge of retail theft of $300 or more.

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Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Avon Park, FL, Sebring, FL, Lake Placid, FL

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Ocala Business Journal

Arrest is made in summer shooting

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Terrance Jamerson says he will never forget what happened on Aug.

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Related Topix: Orange Lake, FL, Prison, Moore Haven, FL

Mon Oct 19, 2009

News Press

Two injured in Glades County crash

Two East Coast teenagers were seriously injured in a crash on U.S. 27 in Glades County Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Jupiter, FL, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

WINK-TV Fort Myers

Exclusive Video: Pilot Pulled From Crashed Helicopter

Only WINK News cameras were rolling as rescue crews rush to pull victims from the wreckage of a helicopter crash.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

News Press

Family sues in 2008 Glades County crash that killed six

The family of two Immokalee men killed last year when a tractor-trailer smashed into their van are suing companies for failing to replace rumble strips and creating perilous conditions, records show.

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Related Topix: Immokalee, FL

Fri Oct 16, 2009

News Press

Helicopter crash reported in Glades County

There are reports of a helicopter down with injuries in Glades County, according to Janice Brewster, a spokeswoman at the Hendry County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Hendry County, FL

Thu Oct 15, 2009

News Press

Missing Lehigh Acres teen located in Hendry County

Lee County Sheriff's deputies have just located and detained both Ashley O'Connor and Kenneth Ross in Hendry County, according to spokesman John Sheehan.

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Related Topix: Lee County, FL, Lehigh Acres, FL, Hendry County, FL, Labelle, FL

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Southwest Florida Online

LaBelle Woman Crashes Into Tree

SUV Crashes Into Tree In Muse LABELLE, FL. -- A 48-year old LaBelle woman was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital after a crash into a tree in Muse, northwest of the city of LaBelle.

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Related Topix: Labelle, FL

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Southwest Florida Online

Glades Deer Struck - Three Injured

Driver And Two Passengers Taken To Hendry Regional Hospital MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- A deer crossing US Highway 27 at Lykes Road in Glades county caused an accident leaving a motorist and two passengers in serious condition when their truck struck the deer.

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Related Topix: Moore Haven, FL, Homestead, FL

Sun Oct 11, 2009

News Press

LaBelle resident in serious condition after Glade County crash

A LaBelle woman was listed in serious condition at Lee Memorial Hospital today after her car crashed into a tree Saturday night in Glades County.

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Related Topix: Labelle, FL

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Southwest Florida Online

Only Two Homes Sold In LaBelle

Two LaBelle Real Estate Sales In Two Weeks LABELLE FL. -- From September 22 to October 6, there were two homes sold in the LaBelle area for an average price of $119,500. $150,000 was the sales price for a home on Frontier Circle in the Port LaBelle Ranchettes.

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Related Topix: Labelle, FL

Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

Ideas Immigrant Detention Include Converting Hotels and Building Models

Ideas Immigrant Detention Include Converting Hotels and Building Models By NINA BERNSTEIN Published: October 5, 2009- NY Times The Obama administration is looking to convert hotels and nursing homes into immigration detention centers and to build two model detention centers from scratch as it tries to transform the way the government holds people ...

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

News Press

Change in health department food program includes Lee County women, children

More than 22,000 women, infants and children enrolled in the Lee/ Hendry/ Glades County Health Department's WIC program will receive the new, nationally revised WIC food package beginning today.

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Related Topix: Life, Nutrition, Food

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Highlands Today

Planners seek public input

Do you think Sebring Parkway is a road to nowhere? Or do you think the freeway should be extended - as the Avon Parkway - from South Florida Community College through downtown, behind Walmart to Shop 16 Road? Opinions of the public are being solicited on the comprehensive plan by the Highlands County Planning Department at a public workshop, ...

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Related Topix: Sebring, FL, Highlands County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Lake Placid, FL

Wed Sep 23, 2009

Southwest Florida Online

Hendry-Glades Leadership Dinner In Lakeport

Leadership Hendry Glades Counties Orientation Dinner On September 15, 2009, the Hideaway Restaurant in Lakeport hosted the Leadership Hendry Glades Counties Orientation Dinner.

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Related Topix: Hendry County, FL, Clewiston, FL

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Southwest Florida Online

Salaries Of Hendry/Glades Government Officials

Are Elected Officials Earning Their Salaries? LABELLE, FL. -- The practice of determining the compensation of Florida's county constitutional officers is determined by state law and was first sanctioned by the Constitution of 1885 and has been maintained since the 1968 constitutional revision.

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Related Topix: Labelle, FL

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