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22 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Online

Toddler's death renews calls to ban importing pythons to Florida

The suffocation of a toddler by a pet python is bolstering calls to ban the importation of the reptiles.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Nelson, Charitable Organizations

Thu Jul 02, 2009

POE News

Python strangles girl, 2, in Sumter County

Officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it's likely this may be the state's first case of a non-venomous constrictor snake causing a death.

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Related Topix: The Villages, FL

WFTV Orlando

12-Foot Snake Kills 2-Year-Old Girl In Sumter County

A 2-year-old girl was found dead Wednesday morning in a Sumter County home after being strangled by a 12-foot pet python.

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Related Topix: Oxford, FL

Wed Jul 01, 2009

OrlandoSentinel.com - Lake County News

Python strangles child to death in Sumter County

A 2-year-old girl was strangled by a 12-foot Burmese python a few hours ago in this rural community just west of The Villages, according to authorities.

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Related Topix: The Villages, FL, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Nelson, Oxford, FL

Nbc-2.com

Python strangles Orlando-area toddler

OXFORD, Fla.: A python has strangled a toddler to death in Sumter County, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Oxford, FL, Orlando Metro, The Villages, FL

WFTV

Infant Killed By Python In Sumter County

A Sumter County infant was killed when a pet python wrapped around his neck and strangled him Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Lady Lake, FL

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Sumter school equality is needed

This letter is in regard to the recent "reshuffling" of the Wildwood Middle School, due to an alleged shortfall of the budget.

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Related Topix: The Villages, FL, Wildwood, FL

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Don't forget Lake Panasoffkee canals

The Sumter County Commission recently held a session on cleaning the Lake Panasoffkee canals.

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Related Topix: Lake Panasoffkee, FL, The Villages, FL

Fri Jun 26, 2009

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Dog Rescues struggling to help man's best friend

The economy is impacting families, from their grocery bills to their entertainment, and it's also affecting "man's best friend" - their dog.

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WFTV Orlando

Already On Probation, Man Arrested On Drug Charges

Dailycommercial.com reports that Sumter County deputies served a no-knock warrant at the Oxford home of Kenneth Walker on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Oxford, FL

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WFTV.com - WRDQ

Elderly Scammed By "Fake Relatives"

According to officers, someone is trying to rip-off seniors in Lake and Sumter counties.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Citrus County Chronicle

Sumter County deputy accused of sex abuse

A Sumter County sheriff's deputy was arrested Friday, June 12, accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Hernando Today

City council to discuss interlocal agreements, Great Brooksvillian

The city council will meet Monday night to discuss a wide range of topics, from the selection process of the annual Great Brooksvillian of the Year to interlocal agreements on solid waste and governmental committees.

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Related Topix: Brooksville, FL

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Citrus County Chronicle

Gas pump goof costs $47K

While driving home Monday from Orlando, Inverness resident Robert Lentz made a routine stop at a BP gas station in Wildwood to fill his pickup truck.

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Related Topix: Inverness, FL, Wildwood, FL

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Tampa Bay Online

Stormy night ahead for Tampa Bay area

A line of thunderstorms extending from Sumter County to the mouth of Tampa Bay is pounding West Central Florida with rain, gusting winds and lightning right now.

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Related Topix: Weather, Ruskin, FL

Thu Jun 04, 2009

The Daily Commercial

Former youth pastor charged with molestation

A former youth pastor was charged with four counts of sexual battery Tuesday, on accusations he had a four-year sexual relationship with a teen-aged member of the church.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Tampa Bay Online

Spring Hill driver reaching for phone leads to crash, troopers say

A Hernando County woman fumbling with a cell phone was blamed for a serious crash Monday night in Sumter County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Related Topix: Spring Hill, FL, Hernando County, FL, Webster, FL

Sun May 31, 2009

Tampa Bay Online

Clearwater woman dies in Sumter County crash

A Clearwater woman died in a morning crash in Sumter County. Gloria Byers, 61, died in a crash at County Roads 475 and 314 in Bushnell, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Bushnell, FL, Lake Panasoffkee, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Billy Murphy, the director of Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, is retiring

The cemetery has been busy since Murphy started work there just a few months before Sept.

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Related Topix: Florida, Bushnell, FL, Bay Pines, FL, Prison, Travel, Middle East, Israel Travel, Israel Travel

Fri May 29, 2009

Hernando Today

Hope on the way for foreclosure victims

Brooksville, FL - Hernando County will receive some $600,000 in federal stimulus money to help people facing eviction through foreclosure not become another homeless statistic.

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Related Topix: Brooksville, FL, Hernando, FL, Citrus County, FL

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