Feature Story And Photos by Larry H. Oskin
This past week, the Clermont Flag Coffee Corner opened its doors in Downtown Clermont to chilly guests seeking hot cocoa, specialty coffee or a piping hot cup of tea. Its owners Gustavo,...
The Lake County Skills Finder is an interactive online tool showcasing the educational programs within the Lake County School District, Lake Technical College, and Lake Sumter State College, with a focus on Career-Technical Education (CTE).
The Lake County Skills Finder...
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
11:00 AM - The Centennial Celebration kicks off at Lake David Park (450 S. Lake Ave.)
Kids Zone, Historic Museum Expo, food truck, exhibitors, beer, spirit & wine vendors NOW OPEN
12:00 PM - The 2022 Great Groveland Barefoot...
Lake-Sumter State College Foundation, Inc. received a $115,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to create powerful communities in Lake & Sumter Counties through the College’s Energy Utility Institute located in Sumter County.
Lake-Sumter State College is one of 18...
The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra will present their Saint Patrick’s themed concerts entitled “Irish Eyes” with an appearance of “Soloists of the Orchestra”. This will be a smaller group of talented musicians who will passionately play a special “Les...
The Clermont Police Department will host Coffee with a Cop from 10 am to noon September. 6 at The Outpouring, a new coffee shop located at 2560 E. State Road 50, Suite 107. The Outpouring is a nonprofit that...
On Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 pm, Stars of the Sixties return to Clermont Performing Arts Center with even more of the top hit-makers from the greatest era of rock and roll.
Jay & the Americans are back with a...
Lake County Solid Waste is encouraging Lake County residents to dispose of unwanted household hazardous materials in a safe and environmentally conscious way at a collection event.
The county’s Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Unit will be collecting the items from...
Members of the Building Blocks Ministries Training Program (Kiwanis AKTION) is managing a Diaper Bank located at the Faith Neighborhood Center. Drop by any of the Diapers Dropoff locations to leave any size diapers.
Building Blocks Ministries
548 S. Hwy 27,...
Despite a lean budget and a growing number of restrictions on revenue from the state, Superintendent Diane Kornegay said district administration and the Lake County School Board will continue to look for ways to free up funding for employee...
The Kiwanis Club of Clermont is hosting the return of the Prayer Breakfast. The event will be held at Gabby's Banquet and Event Facility on May 5 at 7:15 am.
The Prayer Breakfast will bring citizens, government, churches, educators,...
By Marty Proctor
Trilogy Orlando Veterans Association (TOVA) made a donation to South Lake food bank FAITH Neighborhood Center (FNC). TOVA officers visited FNC last week delivering a $1,000 check from the group. “This will feed 100 families of four...
In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (April 10-16), Kroger Delivery provided a wide variety of frozen individual meals and ice cream treats to stock the freezers in the Lake County Emergency Management Department to recognize the hard...
By Grant Mollett, M. Ed.
East Ridge High School
The East Ridge High School girls varsity cross country team traveled to Ocala to competein the Seventh Annual Trinity Catholic High School Celtic Invitational at Trinity Catholic High School. In 2018, the...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
The Black Box Theatre in the Clermont Performing Arts Center (CPAC) is host to the '25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'. Originally produced and directed on Broadway, the Moonlight Players brought it...
Feature Story and Photos by Linda Charlton
At 89 years old, Hershell Womble of Groveland is still in love with plants and still in love with his wife, Jackie. Hershell's wife of 67 years passed away two years ago, but...
AdventHealth’s Flight 1 program is undergoing a major expansion with the addition of a second state-of-the-art helicopter and, for the first time, a hangar at the Orlando Executive Airport that will allow the program to react faster to calls...
Submitted by the Pastfinders of South Lake County Genealogical Society
Pastfinders of South Lake County Genealogical Society is hosting a series of Saturday events at Cooper Memorial Library. These classes will be a special genealogical event once a month on a...
As temperatures soar, it’s imperative that we keep our pets cool and safe, so here are 7 hot weather safety tips to help you do just that.
Avoid burnt paws. If the pavement is too hot for your bare...
Montverde Academy is proud to announce that 15 student-athletes participated in National Signing Day today, which is the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent to play collegiate sports with the...
Tim Hancock of the South Lake County Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) attended a Kiwanis Club of Clermont meeting for a follow-up chat regarding the recent Prayer Breakfast fundraiser that the Kiwanians held on May 5, at Gabby's Banquet. The...
Elaine Hogan, a member of the Clermont Garden Club, is seen in this photo between Naomi and Natalie, who are students at Lake Sumter College. Elaine brought a plant, pictured in this photo, to share with patrons of the...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Building Blocks Ministries of South Lake held their 2019 Annual Achievement Celebration Awards to recognize the absolutely inspiring work of their clients with developmental disabilities, their parents, staff and our community. With...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin, South Lake Tablet
Champion Circle is a youth empowerment mentoring program for young men, ages 14 to 18-years-old. By founding the Give a Day Foundation, Otis Taylor has made hundreds of volunteers,...
Save the date for the annual Battle of the Badges.
The Clermont Police Department will compete against the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in a charity basketball game at 6 pm, December 13, at Clermont Elementary School, 680 E. Highland Avenue,...
Fourth of July is coming, and though it’s a fun time of year to enjoy fireworks, they can really scare animals (and cause noise-induced hearing loss!). Everyone who brings a food donation for the South Lake Animal League to...
It's Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters--Frankie (Dawn D. Davidson), Twink (Kristina Cumbie) and Honey Raye (Shelly Linder)--are not exactly in a festive mood.
A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set...
CLERMONT - Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has received the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Silver for implementing hospital-wide best practices and educating parents and caregivers on sleep safety to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A recognition...
Clermont City Manager Darren Gray was the guest speaker at a recent Kiwanis Club of Clermont meeting. Gray has led numerous successful initiatives including a series of community-wide visioning sessions that drew more than 1000 people and a new...
At July 12 Clermont City Council meeting, a conditional use permit (CUP) was requested to allow for the construction of the 108 condominium units as a third phase of the 1998 Master Development Plan.
The 1998 Master Development Plan permitted...
Article by The Animal League
Hello everyone! My name is Eko and I am a 5-year-old Doberman Pinscher and I weigh about 65 pounds. My friends here at The Animal League tell me that I am just a sweetheart and...
On August 10, from 5 pm to 8 pm. the South Lake Elks are hosting a First Responder Appreciation Dinner to thank First Responders for all they do.
The dinner will take place at the Elks Lodge, located at 649...
By Ted Luebbers
The Villages Aviation Club located in The Villages FL donated $ 600 to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534. This transaction took place in the hangar of EAA Chapter 534 during a recent meeting on January 11, 2020...
Olympus, the innovative master-planned community and lifestyle destination encompassing 250 acres in central Florida, is revving up for a 2023 groundbreaking on its dynamic Sports Campus. The campus, uniquely programmed to include a cutting-edge Performance institute, impressive range of...
When real estate becomes a buyers' market, investors purchase residential homes for short-term rental purposes. In other instances, the homeowner has the opportunity to improve cash flow by renting a portion of their home to vacationers. Vrbo, Vacation By...
Mr. Wallace Sims Wainwright (81), the subject charged in the officer-involved shooting incident in Clermont on August 5, was pronounced deceased in the hospital on August 13. A preliminary report from the Medical Examiner’s Office lists the cause of...
Blanche Gibson, Clermont Garden Club member, is displaying her succulent dish garden this month at the Cooper Memorial Library. She is shown here with librarians Amy Hand and Mary Brown. Succulent plants are thickened, fleshy and engorged, usually to...
On Saturday, August 27, at 8:30 am, the doors of Compassionate Health of Clermont opened and members of the South Lake Chamber of Commerce were there to officiate at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Dr. Marla Velasquez and Jhenelle Lawson, NP celebrated good health and wellness...
For the past 16 years, Beta Theta, a chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, hosts a Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser with all proceeds distributed to local high school scholarships and charitable organizations which provide service to the south Lake Community
Save the...
CLERMONT - To commemorate and honor those lost in the terrorist attacks of 2001, the City of Clermont will host its annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony. The ceremony will be held Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Clermont...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
The National Kayak Bass Fishing Pro Tournament was here at the Clermont area Chain of Lakes this past week to celebrate all of the wonderful lake fishing opportunities here in South Lake...
Feature Story and Photos By Larry H. Oskin, South Lake Tablet
The Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida is celebrating its 5th Anniversary in Clermont. Its BGC Mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from...
by Kendyl Cardwell
On February 29, participants were lucky to have perfect running temperatures and beautiful clear morning as they faced the start line this weekend at the Clermont Waterfront parkrun. Many new participants also got to enjoy the great atmosphere....
Lake County will open emergency shelters according to the schedule below.
Pet-friendly shelters are notated with asterisks (*).
Shelters opening Sep. 27 at 4 p.m.:
Villages Elementary – 695 Rolling Acres Rd, Lady Lake (special needs) *
Leesburg Elementary – 2229 South St,...
by Michelle Delaney, SOUTH LAKE TABLET
For the first time in over 600 years, the Irish government has banned people from kissing the Blarney Stone in the hope of deterring the spread of the COVID-19 virus. According to legend, kissing the stone endows...
by Ted Luebbers
The rescheduled Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In / Drive-In Pancake Breakfast will be held at their hangar at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, FL on Saturday, October 29, 2022, 9:00 to 11:30 am.
The original date had been canceled...
A message from Clermont Police Chief Broadway
The Clermont Police Department is committed to public safety and the health of our community. We will continue to provide you with up to date information regarding the coronavirus . Rest assured that...
United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties (UWLS) has announced the opening of the 2023-2024 grant cycle and encourages local registered 501(c)3 non-profit organizations to apply. Preference will be given to those programs that align with the mission of...
Drive by the Citrus Tower between 8 pm and midnight to view the Tower glittering with lights. The owners Scott and Heather Homan said they are hoping the lights will provide a positive feeling of hope and love in...
A Movie Review By Anthony Ritter
Teth Adam (Dwayne Johnson) was given the powers of the Gods and used them to stop the tyrannical ruler of Kahndaq. 5,000 years later, he is released from his imprisonment to help modern-day Kahndaq...