~ District has funded more than 225 ag cost-share projects since 2012 ~
Fifteen agricultural projects will share in cost-share funds from two different funding programs of the St. Johns River Water Management District to assist farmers and growers on...
By Kevin Grogan,
Gear for Multisport
It was a great weekend for South Lake Athletes.
Clermont's Josh Castleman put on the 2nd Annual America's Mighty Warriors Military Race at the Historic Village benefiting former American Soldiers. This field included Clermont's Chief Chuck Broadway...
After lengthy and sometimes heated dialogue, First Baptist Church withdrew its request before Clermont City Council to rezone approximately 6 acres of its 38-acre parcel, located on the south side of Clermont at the corner of Hartwood Marsh and...
By Larry Oskin
contributing writer & photographer
Congregation Sinai helps our community celebrate all Jewish holidays with special events and services. Congregation Sinai has been serving the Jewish Community of Central Florida since 2003. Numerous services and annual events will be...
by Marty Proctor
Over the past couple of months, 8-year-old Mia Hall has been on a mission. The Minneola Charter School second-grader was home with a friend making books. The books were just a fun project to read together. She...
submitted by The Animal League
Hi! My name is Aspire but my friends at The Animal League call me Max! I am a 5-year-old male Boxer mix. I have been waiting ALL year for my forever family. I am a...
Miriam Johnson and Rosemary Young decided to write a book as part of Clermont’s 100th anniversary of its 1884 founding. Published in 1984, Clermont: Gem of the Hills, a History of Clermont, Florida, and Neighboring Communities, would become a favorite...
This morning the Lake County Board of County Commissioners hosted the annual State of the County presentation in the County Commission Chambers of the Lake County Administration Building, located at 315 W. Main St., Tavares.
This year’s theme, “A Spirit...
The Able Trust program helps high school students with disabilities develop communication and entrepreneurial skills.
The “Condiment Launcher,” designed by East Ridge High School students in Lake County’s High School High Tech (HSHT) program, was the top pick by judges...
Meredith Nagel, P.A. hosted December's South Lake Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at her offices located at 1201 W. Highway 50 Clermont.
Business members dressed in holiday garb and gathered to network and celebrate the popular end of the...
June has been proclaimed as Save Driving Month in the City of Minneola. Residents are encouraged to sign the Safe Driving Pledge promising to focus on driving safely all month long. Obeying the speed limit, stopping at stop signs,...
submitted by the Pastfinders of South Lake County; Genealogy Society
Who Do You Think You Are? Finding your Roots, Genealogy Roadshow, and Long Lost Family are some of the popular TV shows about people finding who their ancestors were. It...
To beat the summer heat, spend an hour a week chatting with other family historians on Zoom. You can exchange knowledge and discuss a scheduled genealogical topic in a friendly informal setting.
The Pastfinders Genealogy Society has chosen a topic...
In one of its more unique acts of creativity, the City of Tavares is pleased to introduce to the community the newest addition to its vehicle fleet—the Rec Rover!
Beginning as an idea to bring recreational activities to the community,...
Find, Feed & Restore received a grant from the Live Well Foundation of South Lake for $295,470 to increase the amount of housing for families with children and individuals through its newest property, Restore Lake!
Find, Feed & Restore is...
Author Gary Corsair will be discussing his book Legal Lynching: The Sad Saga of the Groveland Four. This book was the basis for the Emmy Award-winning WUCF documentary 'The Groveland Four' which was filmed on location at the Historic...
South Lake Republican Club presented a check for $2,500 to help fund the newly created Fire Chief Carle L. Bishop Scholarship for Firefighter/EMT.
The Kiwanis Club of South Lake, led by its president Ann Whitlock, has been developing this scholarship to...
By: Larry Oskin
The Congregation Sinai Sisterhood recently hosted its 10th fashion show and luncheon at Gabby’s Banquet & Events in Clermont, Florida. More than 230 women from Orlando and Central Florida attended this annual fundraiser event.
The Magic of Music Fashion...
David Colby, President and CEO of the South Lake Chamber of Commerce (SLCC) and SLCC Chair Pat Caracciolo of Pat the Dog welcomed business and community members to the monthly Chamber Breakfast.
Guest Speakers and Sponsors:
Blueline360: James Billig shared information...
submitted by Donna DiGennaro, South Lake County Historical Society
A group of eleven ladies from the Dora Pines community in Mt. Dora, and one understanding husband visited Clermont’s Historic Village on Friday, January 25th. They were guided through the buildings...
The 7th annual Clermont Clay 15k has been rescheduled to Sunday, August 8, due to recent changes to the Lake County construction timeline on Schofield Road. Clermont's 10-mile Loop is a one-of-a-kind clay surface that athletes from all over...
Troop 957 chartered by the Student Advisory Council at Sawgrass Bay Elementary collected donations for the Hurricane Michael victims for the second time this year. The first donation run was on January 5 and was received by the fire...
On Friday, March 13, 2020, only one day before Beta Theta's 2020 Signature Mardi Gras event, the doors of the Clermont Performing Arts Center closed due to COVID restrictions and the event was reluctantly postponed. Past president Toni Bell...
by Larry Oskin
The Clermont City Council invited a group of ten local high school teens to make a formal presentation based upon their research and work with City Management over the past year. Shannon Schmidt, Clermont’s Director of Economic...
Read to Sydney and the Kiwanis Club of Clermont continues its partnership of Lending Library book boxes.
Visit Hope International Church, 13806 State Rd 33, Groveland, for a first-hand look at the lending library children’s book opportunity.
Free Children’s books are...
Pig on the Pond is Back! POG is an annual festival celebrating its 21st Anniversary of bringing fun to the south Lake Community with delicious barbecue, live entertainment, thrilling carnival rides, and fireworks. Enjoying the festival? Send photos to news@SLTABLET.com for...
The Kiwanis Club of Clermont recently welcomed local members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes(FCA) is the largest Christian campus ministry in the world. The FCA is on more campuses than the next three largest...
submitted by Michelle Delaney and Roaring Rooney
SunCreek Brewery's 2-day St. Patrick's Day Celebration was overcast, chilly and, at times, rainy. It was just like a typical March day in Ireland. And just like in Ireland, the weather didn't dampen...
The Lake County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) installed local leaders to its 2021-22 Board of Directors. FPRA State President Devon Chestnut, APR, CPRC, swore in the public relations professionals, who will hold office for one...
Lake County Commissioners unanimously approved the adoption of a new county logo at today’s board meeting. The logo was created by Lake County’s Office of Communications team at no additional expense and features a picturesque sunset, a blue heron,...
Lake County is launching a Road Reporter application for residents to give feedback regarding road conditions throughout the county.
The Road Reporter uses GPS mapping technology to allow residents to submit reports about infrastructure issues, such as signs, potholes, streetlights...
Lake County’s 8th Annual Landscape & Garden Fair offers free nature-based activities for the entire family next weekend.
The event will be held Saturday, April 13 from 9 am - 4 pm and Sunday, April 14 from 10 am -...
Article by Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School
pictures taken by Dave Worthington.
October 2, 2021 - Mount Dora, Florida
The East Ridge High School girls' cross country team competed in the Mount Dora Christian Academy Run for the Hills Invitational on Saturday morning....
Denise Burry, Executive Director of the Forward Paths Foundation, will be the guest speaker at the Blessed Sacrament Women's Club monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 16.
Forward Paths Foundation mission is to aid Lake County's homeless unaccompanied youth and youth aging out...
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners are hosting a series of district meetings and the next meeting will be for District 3, which is represented by Commissioner Kirby Smith. It will be held on Oct. 25, from 1-3...
The Lake County Sheriff's Traffic Enforcement Unit will be participating in a statewide enforcement initiative with other Florida sheriff's offices this week in an effort to promote safety of school-aged children in and around school zones throughout the county.
The...
In 1954-55 land was purchased on the east side of East Avenue and it was there that Clermont High School (CHS) was built. By 1960, the campus had a football/athletic field and bleachers, a gymnasium, cafeteria, auditorium and band...
The Clermont Downtown Partnership continues to host exciting new Downtown Clermont First Friday Food Truck events with the next one planned for Friday night, May 3 from 5:30 to 9 pm. With a live band, food trucks, special craft...
Lake County Schools Superintendent Diane Kornegay surprised Michael Randolph of Leesburg High School on Wednesday, Nov. 3, to tell him he has been named the district's Principal of the Year. Her next stop was Beverly Shores Elementary School, where...
The Parks and Recreation Department is still seeking swim instructors, a lead swim instructor, assistant swim coaches and a lead swim coach for the summer pool season.
The pool opens May 4 at the Clermont Arts and Recreation Center, 3700...
This women's singing group, created in the midst of the pandemic as a way of both combating boredom and avoiding personal depression, continues giving back to its communities.
On Saturday, BL!NG members, under the tutelage of its learned, talented and...
Find Feed & Restore gives homeless families a safe haven while they become self-sufficient. The program accepts a contribution to purchase a trailer or a donated trailer for use. Travel trailers are used as homes for the homeless.
The homeless family can...
The Kiwanis Club of Clermont is hosting its annual Light Up Center Lake with more than 30 twinkling light displays around Center Lake. The displays can be viewed from SR 50 between Eighth Street and West Avenue.
The Kiwanis Club...
Local author Kimberly Patton has recently had a story she wrote included in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best:101 Stories of Love, Gratitude & Wisdom. She is also the author of her memoir, A Cub Among...
The Montverde Academy, Kiwanis Club of Clermont Key Club recently observed National Key Club week by planning service projects for the upcoming new year.
Key Club is a Kiwanis-sponsored, student-led, high school organization. The goal of each member is to...
The public is invited to attend a floral design demonstration and “make & take” at 10:00 am on August 17th at the Clermont Garden Club, located at 849 West Avenue in Clermont. The fee is $20 and checks are...
A blood donor can save a life and, as an added bonus, can help lower his/her blood pressure and cholesterol just by donating a pint of blood. Research shows that blood donors are 88% less likely to have a...
Leaping lizards! Let our insects, arachnids, reptiles, and amphibians teach and entertain you on Friday, June 21 at 11 am at the Minneola City Hall Gym at 800 US-Hwy 27.
Zoo Mom Science is a true Florida, family business with a...
Each year as the holidays approach the Elf On The Shelf visits South Lake Imagine Charter and greets each student as they arrive at school. Every day during the week, students can find the elf in a different place...
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for the State of Florida for the 2018 calendar year, from January to December, has just been released. These statistics are the standardized measure that is used across the United States to report...