Orange Lake NewsLocal news for Orange Lake, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Polk sheriff says Lake Mary couple led group that took $100 million- January 25, 2008 "As far as I know, they have probably hit every supermarket in Central Florida." A retail-theft ring headed by a Lake Mary couple may have stolen up to $100 million worth of health and beauty products from retail and grocery stores during the past five years, Polk County detectives said ... via The Orlando Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/orange-lake-fl/2008/01/polk-sheriff-says-lake-mary-couple-led-gr... Commission to decide on curfew- January 23, 2008 "Our position is that airboat noise is pollution and it needs to be addressed" UF law student's dies University of Florida law student Eric Matthew Gold was only 26 when he died at Shands at the University of Florida on League of Cities opposed to cuts Representing the Alachua County ... via Gainesville.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/orange-lake-fl/2008/01/commission-to-decide-on-curfew?fromrss=1 North, central Florida fighting over plan to tap St. Johns River- January 12, 2008 "It's a very critical natural resource." North and central Florida aren't feeling very neighborly at the moment as they battle over water from the St. via Bradenton Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/orange-lake-fl/2008/01/north-central-florida-fighting-over-plan-... Challenges growing as citrus industry searches for answers- January 7, 2008 "Plants have a very complex immune system, but most science has been about killing the predator or pathogen, not enhancing the immune system" Farmers continue to fight for survival in Central Florida -- and 2008 will be a critical year.With citrus greening disease spreading through citrus groves, along with canker and winged pests, that key part of agriculture in Central Florida struggles to stay focused and afloat.From the high, sandy citrus groves of Orange, Lake and Osceola counties to the..http://www.topix.net/city/orange-lake-fl/2008/01/challenges-growing-as-citrus-industry-sea... |