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The Villages
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Helicopter, bloodhounds join in search for missing student in Leesburg

UPDATE:  Saige Blum has been located in Orange County. Her parents were on their way Tuesday morning to pick her up.

A helicopter and bloodhounds joined in the search for a student who went missing after school Monday in Leesburg.

Saige S. Blum

Fourteen-year-old Saige S. Blum failed to return home after school at Oak Park Middle School, and there are additional concerns due to medical issues. 

Leesburg police are continuing the search, with assistance from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office aviation and bloodhound units.

Saige is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds. She wears glasses and has black curly hair. Saige was last seen walking south on Lone Oak Drive near the area of Edgewood Avenue.

She was wearing dark jeans, white/pink Nike shoes, burgundy Aeropostale sweater, and carrying a black backpack.

If you have any information, contact the Leesburg Police Department at (352) 787-2121.

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In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Citrus Grove resident says she is not happy about families with kids using amenities paid for by residents.

Finally allocating funds to the golf courses!

A Village of Hadley resident said he is happy that more money is being allocated to the golf courses. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Trump is unfit for any office

A Village of Osceola Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, details why he thinks former President Trump is unfit to hold any office.

I don’t think the original Developer saw this coming

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Proudly fly the flag in honor of my father’s Navy service

A Village of St. Johns resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says she proudly displays the U.S. Navy flag in honor of her father.