Clewiston NewsLocal news for Clewiston, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Fla. board OKs talks for US Sugar, Everglades deal- June 30, 2008 A historic conservation deal for Florida to acquire some 300 square miles of land for Everglades restoration moved forward Monday when water managers approved a negotiation process for the potential $1.75 ...http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/fla-board-oks-talks-for-us-sugar-everglades... Ralph De La Cruz: Sale of U.S. Sugar land comes at a price - 1,700 jobs- June 28, 2008 When I heard of Gov. Charlie Crist's historic plan to buy 187,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land and turn the area between Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades into a true river of grass, I thought, 'What's not to ...http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/ralph-de-la-cruz-sale-of-u-s-sugar-land-com... Florida town struggles with news of sugar shutdown- June 26, 2008 Welcome to "America's Sweetest Town" - born, built and raised on sugar, a true workingman's community in the sweaty heartland of the Everglades.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/florida-town-struggles-with-news-of-sugar-s... An offer that's hard to refuse- June 25, 2008 Published Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 2:50 a.m. The deal, as the participants say, is monumental.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/an-offer-thats-hard-to-refuse?fromrss=1 U.S. Sugar Getting Out Of Sugar Business- June 25, 2008 Sugar Selling 187,000 Acres And Company To State For $1.75 Billion CLEWISTON, FL.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/u-s-sugar-getting-out-of-sugar-business?fro... The End of U.S. Sugar- June 24, 2008 Florida Governor Charlie Crist could be turning his constituents into sugar barons.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/the-end-of-u-s-sugar?fromrss=1 Stormy Saturday Smacks Dade, Broward- June 24, 2008 What started as a picture perfect sunny Saturday ended up soggy, smacked by lightning and in some neighborhoods covered by hail as a large line of thunderstorms rolled in from the Everglades to ruin Saturday ...http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/stormy-saturday-smacks-dade-broward?fromrss... Tornado warning issued for parts of Palm Beach County- June 21, 2008 The National Weather Service is issuing a tornado warning for the Clewiston and South Bay areas in Palm Beach County.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/tornado-warning-issued-for-parts-of-palm-be... CEO Academy open to area high schoolers- June 20, 2008 A group of Southwest Florida high school students are adding a new element to their studies this summer: entrepreneurship.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/ceo-academy-open-to-area-high-schoolers?fro... Hot & humid, scattered storms- June 18, 2008 Last updated on: 6182008 6:24:26 AM by Haley Webb - Meteorologist A.M. UPDATE: Winds from the west-southwest will continue to send in plenty of humidity today.http://www.topix.net/city/clewiston-fl/2008/06/hot-humid-scattered-storms?fromrss=1 |