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Push to bring farm-fresh food to schools faces hurdles
TALLAHASSEE — Floridians — especially children — don't eat nearly as many fresh fruits and vegetables as nutritionists say they should. And there are lots of reasons why. Some children simply want pizza and french fries with their...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Farms, Palm Beach County, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pinellas County (Florida)
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Reading, math scores dive for third-graders
Lake County elementary schools saw a big drop in the number of third-graders deemed proficient in reading and math last week as tougher FCAT standards took effect. The percentage of students proficient on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test dropped...Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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Fish and Wildlife urges boater safety on Memorial Day weekend
Plenty of Lake County residents will be hitting the water over the Memorial Day weekend, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a couple of words of caution: Stay safe. Among the safety precautions recommended by Game and Fish: &#...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife, Memorial Day, Endangered Species, Conservation
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Judge sentences former Hagerstown man to mandatory 40-years for distribution of cocaine
dona@herald-mail.comA jury took five minutes in March to find Edgar Sayles guilty of distribution of cocaine, a conviction that resulted in a 40-year mandatory sentence Friday in Washington County Circuit Court. Judge M. Kenneth Long Jr. sentenced Sayles, 41, to 40 years...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Cocaine, Justice System
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Florida Baptist Convention found liable for former pastor who abused Eustis boy
TAVARES — A Lake County jury today found the Florida Baptist Convention liable for a former pastor who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy in Eustis. Jurors decided that the convention didn't do enough to investigate the background of Douglas W....
Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Christianity, Religious Events, Baptist
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Man busted for driving nearly 100 MPH; involved in a deadly crash in March
FloriDUHJohn Abbott , a repeat traffic offender, caused a deadly crash in March that killed a little girl. He was arrested again Friday morning for reportedly recklessly driving at speeds near 100 miles per hour in Lake County, reports WFTV ABC News-9 in Orlando.... -
Florida Baptist Convention accused of negligence in Lake County sexual molestation case
TAVARES — More than six years after a 13-year-old boy was sexually abused by a Baptist preacher, a jury this week is hearing a case to determine whether the Florida Baptist Convention is liable for failing to find out about past allegations of...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Trials, Christianity, Baptist, Abusive Behavior
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Will extra money, attention help Florida's low-performing schools?
More than 100 students at Memorial Middle School in Orlando arrive on campus an hour early most mornings for extra math and reading work.
Fifteen full-time tutors work in Evans High's reading classes, providing extra help where students need it most....Tags: Celebration, Teachers, Osceola County, Duval County, Orlando
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Racism paints an ugly picture in Lake County
FloriDUHIt is supposed to 2012. Our president is Barack H. Obama, the first African-American president of the USA. Guess they must be in a time warp in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received reports of graffiti in Lady Lake...Tags: Lady Lake, Ku Klux Klan, Racism
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Bruno-Hukill race in Volusia gets state party attention
TALLAHASSEE -- With two experienced candidates in a district that could go either way, Florida Republican and Democratic leaders are preparing for a battle in a newly drawn Senate seat that cuts across Volusia and Marion counties. Democrat Frank Bruno,...Tags: Ormond Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Frank Bruno, Parties and Movements, Business
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All-Central Florida girls tennis team
Players of the year
Joulia Likhanskaia
Jr., Winter Park
The Buzz: Likhanskaia is first area player to win back-to-back overall singles titles in more than four decades.
Maci Epstein
Sr., Lake Highland
The Buzz: Epstein dropped three regular-season...Tags: Oviedo, Leesburg, Osceola County, Windermere, Lake Nona
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All-Central Florida boys tennis team
Player of the year
Sebastian Beltrame
Jr., Olympia
The Buzz: Beltrame won Class 4A overall singles title.
First team
Sam Lampman
Jr., Boone
The Buzz: 2011 All-Central Florida Player of Year's lone loss came against Beltrame in individual state...Tags: St. Cloud, Lake Nona, Geneva (Seminole, Florida), Winter Park, Tennis
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