🌱 Moore Haven man gets five life sentences in deadly crash

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• Moore Haven man gets five life sentences in deadly crash

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• Friday: Strong afternoon t-storms, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jimmy Roberts Sentenced To 5 Life Sentences In Double Fatality Crash (blogspot.com) — A Moore Haven resident has been sentenced to five life terms after a jury found him guilty in a 2024 crash near Fort Myers that killed two people and seriously injured two others. Prosecutors said he was driving more than 100 mph in a 55-mph zone when his SUV struck another car, leading to multiple vehicular homicide and reckless driving convictions.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Well looks like the time trials for Daytona 500 have started on Bartow again.
  For such a short road these people really fly on it. (Nextdoor Pioneer Plantation)
• To anyone driving down Vero by 5th street today...
  mama goat with her kids in the road. She was out a few days ago also. Drive slowly!!! (Nextdoor Pioneer Plantation)

• Hendry County Schools posted a job opening for Elementary Teacher - K5 in Labelle. Apply here.
• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Walmart Retail Specialist in Labelle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moore Haven here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clewiston

• U.S. Sugar launches nation's largest deployment of autonomous tractors in South Florida's agriculture (flvoicenews.com)
• CES students observe asthma awareness (lakeonews.com)
• Cold front arrives; Scattered inland rain Tuesday (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)

LaBelle

• Back to where it all began: WINK Listens is in Cape Coral (winknews.com)
• Hendry County Sheriff Arrests - Drugs, Probation Violations (blogspot.com)
• Stevens Construction completes Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida (lakeonews.com)

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