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“The unanimous passage of the bill establishing the National Day of Prayer as an annual event signifies that prayer is as important to our nation today as it was in the beginning.”

A day of prayer Story with Slideshow - see show at bottom of story... Prevent Child Abuse Story and slideshow - see show at bottom of story... A day of prayer Photo by Amanda Mims Members of the audience bow ... via Sumter County Times Online

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Wild Horse Adoption A day of prayer Story with Slideshow - see show at bottom of story... SCARC faces critical funding shortage Sumter County Association for Retarded Citizens is scraping for funds ?and it's ... via Sumter County Times Online

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“More and more people are getting these permits”

A deadly pet cobra that bit its owner this week is part of a growing trend of venomous bites that has some emergency rescue workers squirming. via Tampa Bay Online

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A Florida man was in the hospital Thursday after wildlife officials said he was bitten by a poisonous cobra. via Daily India

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“If this guy's lying on a table, and they're asking, 'What venom is it?' he can hear, but he can't tell them anything”

A Sumter County man was fighting for his life Wednesday after being bitten by what investigators think was an exotic venomous cobra. via The Orlando Sentinel

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A man in Bushnell in Sumter County was bitten by an Indian cobra early Wednesday morning. via WESH-TV

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Sumter Electric Cooperative will award 12 graduating seniors $2,500 scholarships during a reception planned for May 19 at its headquarters in Sumterville. via The Orlando Sentinel

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“Hopefully we'll be able to solve a lot of cases in a lot of counties.”

Spring Fling - free stuff Free food and prizes for blood... Chop shop busted A sheriff's deputy uncovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment during a traffic stop recently - and what the deputy ... via Sumter County Times Online

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Chop shop busted A sheriff's deputy uncovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment during a traffic stop recently - and what the deputy found was just the beginning of an investigation involving theft ... via Sumter County Times Online

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“To me, it's a wonderful introduction. I think it's the best thing to happen to the Everglades in the last 200 years”

A Bushnell, Fla., exotic pet dealer says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is overreacting by barring him from obtaining some reptile species. via Political Gateway

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