🌱 Howey-in-the-Hills police detail charges after school hallway incident
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- Howey-in-the-Hills police detail charges after school hallway incident
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📰 News we're reading
• Lake County teacher's assistant arrested, accused of abusing student with autism (wesh.com) — Howey-in-the-Hills police arrested a Lake Hills Elementary teacher’s assistant after surveillance video reportedly showed him handling a non-verbal student with autism in a way officers described as uncomfortable and unreasonable. The 60-year-old man faces child abuse, battery, and resisting charges and was taken to the Lake County jail, while school officials and police continue reviewing the incident. 
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Two Old Hags - Dining with Live Music
Two Old Hags Wine Shoppe, 410 W Main St, Leesburg
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Live Music at Whiskey Kitchen
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The Mount Dora Bistro, 341 Alexander St, Mt Dora
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Caponi's Cannolis, 305 US-27, Clermont
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Chef Danny's Cooking Class
Grove House Restaurant, 10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills
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🗞 Nearby News
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Groveland
- Woman claims autism diagnosis at center of discrimination (blackchronicle.com)
- South Lake High School Students Help Build Hope Through Habitat for Humanity Partnership (sltablet.com)
- Reliable, High-Speed Internet from Xfinity Coming to Lake County, Florida (marketscreener.com)
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