Jordan Wiggins claims final Classic berth
Sunday, December 13, 2020
There were times Saturday when Jordan Wiggins wondered if he had enough magic remaining to write the fairy-tale ending for a special week on the Harris Chain of Lakes.
He had to work for it, but the 29-year old Cullman, Ala., resident proved in the end that dreams really do come true in central Florida.
Wiggins won the Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off on Saturday with a 2-day total of 10 bass that weighed 31-09. His limit of 9-00 on day 2 was significantly less than the tournament-best 22-09 he caught a day earlier, but it was enough for him to punch his ticket into the 2021 Bassmaster Classic.
Leesburg breaks ground on wastewater facility expansion
Cindy Peterson
LEESBURG On Thursday, Leesburg city officials broke ground on the new expansion of the Turnpike Wastewater Treatment Facility which will upgrade the existing infrastructure at 1600 County Road 470 in Okahumpka, and add an additional facility that will increase the capacity from 3 million gallons per day to 4.5 million gallons per day.
The $21.6 million project is said to keep up with the growing population of South Leesburg as well as The Villages expansion.
“This plant provided opportunity because it was designed and built in 2000 to catch a bunch of growth happening but the plans sat on the table for 10 to 15 years,” City Manager Al Minner said at the groundbreaking ceremony. “Not only were we able to help the economy, we designed the facility to improve the environment. We can have a strong, healthy, vibrant economy and create something that helps our rivers and lakes at the same time.”