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Florida's 12% blues

Years of double-digit unemployment take their toll on residents

Friday, September 03, 2010

Lake County's latest unemployment rate is 12 percent, which is nearly double the 6.6 percent in July 2008.

Workforce Central Florida said it may be awhile before single-digit unemployment returns.

Unemployment rates are not projected to reach 6 percent or lower until sometime in 2016-18, based from a forecast by experts at the Florida Economic Estimating Conference, who predicted that the ...


Police investigate 2 armed robberies

Friday, September 03, 2010

CLERMONT -- Police were busy Monday investigating two armed robberies, less than two hours apart, both along State Road 50.

Authorities were looking for two men in connection with the robberies, said Capt. Jon Johnson of the Clermont Police Department.

A man walked into the Orange Bank, 2390 E. State Road 50, at 12:13 p.m. with a black, semiautomatic handgun in his waistband, Johnson said. ...


Parts of Clermont's Historic Village may open soon

Friday, September 03, 2010

CLERMONT --

With work and renovations nearly completed, the Historic Village in downtown Clermont soon will be making history of its own.

Assistant City Manager Darren Gray said the village's official dedication, which is planned for Oct. 2, will mark years of hard work intended to preserve some of the community's history. The city, the South Lake Historical Society and volunteers worked ...


Lake schools recognized for exemplary involvement

Friday, September 03, 2010

LEESBURG -- Seven Lake County schools have received prestigious recognition for harnessing the energy and talents of their many supporters.

The Educational Foundation of Lake County announced that Beverly Shores Elementary, Clermont Elementary, Cypress Ridge Elementary, Fruitland Park Elementary, Grassy Lake Elementary, Sawgrass Bay Elementary and Seminole Springs Elementary were all named ...


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Lakers fall to Polk

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