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 Army Cpl. Robert "Bob" Dunston, whose iconic shoe repair shop on Eustis Street was the stuff of which hometowns are made, was spotlighted in the June 18, 2019 issue; and Leesburg's Sword Heating and Air Conditioning owner Eric Sword, an aviation Leatherneck, grabbed the SALUTE headlines in the edition of Dec. 6, 2020. We introduced you to combat-wounded Marine Sgt. Sebastien Lajeunesse in the April 25, 2020 paper, as the Afghanistan vet continues to grab attention throughout Central Florida with St. Johns Hops, up Umatilla way.  And, in the spring of this year, it was our sad but honored ...

Murry endured racism in Clermont as a youth before leaving for college, then the Air Force. The son of sharecroppers, Murry earned 5 degrees, including a master's. Murry lost 2 races for Clermont City Council before winning in a bid for mayor. CLERMONT — As Tim Murry looked across Lake Minneola, he saw how far he has come. It was 2018, and Murry had organized a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The scheduled speaker called in sick, leaving Murry as the emergency fill-in. As he waited to speak, Murry's mind raced back to a more divided time in his hometown's history. "Wow, I’m here...