Lake Emergency Medical Services (Lake EMS) began rolling out new messages this week on all of its ambulances to help reinforce safety throughout the community. The messages, expected to be completely installed over the next several months, will focus...
Article and Photos by Larry Oskin
Incumbent Tim Bates And Joa Macnalie campaign For Seat 1, Clermont City Council
Incumbent Timothy Bates was born in Birmingham, AL, and raised in the Orlando area. He and his wife moved to Clermont 17...
Chaz Williams, Taylor Harpes, and Lisa Gey, owners of Evolv Kitchen, celebrated the grand opening of their customizable meal planning service on Saturday, April 28. Members of The South Lake Chamber of Commerce officiated at the official ribbon cutting to...
So many people entered 2020 with high hopes and dreams. In fact, as the New Year’s ball dropped, they vowed to make this the best year of their lives, full of health, prosperity, and good times. Little did we...
Three Montverde Academy students enjoyed the amazing opportunity of performing with Yo Yo Ma, the world’s most celebrated cellists, and Colin Jacobsen, violinist and composer.
Montverde Academy was invited by The Orlando Philharmonic to send three representatives from our MVA...
Lake County Supervisor of Elections, Alan Hays, advises voters to beware of misinformation and voter intimidation campaigns designed to create confusion or distrust in our elections systems.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) works to help identify, respond to,...
The fourth Tuesday of each month is designated as an evening meeting by the Kiwanis Club of Clermont. At a current evening meeting, the club welcomed members of the South Lake High School Key Club and their faculty advisors.
The Key Club...
The South Lake Tablet is proud to announce a new enhancement to its publication: The launch of an online Business Directory!
The South Lake Business Directory will include over 2,000 local businesses in the south Lake County area and provide...
Friday, June 1
Kick off the weekend at First Friday on Montrose. The festivities will begin at 5:30 pm. There be a variety of food trucks, the shops will be open late and the Harves Town Band will be playing...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Priority One Coaching, Counseling and Consulting of Clermont got started by two extremely inspiring men who planned to go from prison life to get their PhD’s, while helping others who are desperately...
Have you seen the chickens who have come to live at Clermont’s Historic Village? Are you one of the many who bring them food? Have you been known to post on Facebook about their wonderings? Well, if you answered...
Five (5) members of the Clermont Garden Club received Special Recognition at its general meeting on Wednesday, October 21. The Honorees for Outstanding Members for 2019-2020 were: Gwen Carter, Julie Milburn, Tina Worrell. Linda Laulette received recognition for Most Active...
Curious about Toastmasters? Attending a meeting is a great opportunity to learn what it’s all about. The club provides a safe, supportive and positive learning environment in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in...
This holiday season, inspire your organization or community to sponsor abused, abandoned and neglected children. Donate new unwrapped toys, clothes or gift cards for children assigned to the Guardian ad Litem program.
Interested businesses and individual volunteers can contact the Guardian...
Submitted by Kevin Grogan
When you talk about community involvement, the name that pops up in many places around the South Lake Community is Jan Sheldon. Sheldon has been described as the backbone in Lake's community theatres, as well as...
This Year at Hope International Special Needs Pastor Joscelyn is teaming up with TJ McCoy, Founder of Empowering Young People, to help spread some Christmas love to Special Needs kids and the Community.
The Christmas Toy Drive Thru takes place this...
Submitted by the Animal League
Rosemary is a 7-year-old Black Lab Blend who weighs about 60 lbs. Rosemary is a wonderful girl with an extremely sweet personality. She gets along with cats and she absolutely adores children. She is extremely gentle, affectionate,...
by Kevin Grogan, Dash Sports
As the city of Groveland continues to thrive, it brought in former Major League Baseball ace pitcher Mike Walker to manage its Parks and Recreation department.
After hosting the Groveland Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Walker...
Operation Christmas Child provides local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease.
A regional workshop...
Department of Health-Lake announced that Thursday, January 14 will be the last day the Clermont Arts & Recreation Center will be the COVID-19 immunization site. The location of the new South Lake drive-thru site in Groveland will be announced soon. Date...
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce (SLCC) is hosting the premier political event of the season, the 2018 Hob Nob, presented by Disney, at the Clermont Arts & Recreation Center this Monday, August 13, from 5:00 pm -7:30 pm.
The...
Lake County Schools this week launched “Let’s Talk!,” a cloud-based platform installed on the district website to help district leaders easily receive and respond to community questions and concerns.
Users can find the platform by clicking the Contact Us link...
Olympus Sports and Entertainment unveils 250-acre master plan estimated to create 6,000 jobs and $1.4 billion in economic impact
Olympus Sports & Entertainment, a visionary brand and development project, said Tuesday night the company plans to build on 250 acres in...
Jake Broadway, a math and science coach at Eustis Elementary School, has won a $2,500 grant through the State Farm Teacher Assist program to help initiate a new “Number Talks” program to help students at the school build and...
by Grant Mollett, M.Ed., East Ridge High School
Mount Dora (September 1) They are notoriously known as “Agony” and “Heart Break” – the two massive hills found on the cross country course at Mount Dora. The course has two large...
Beginning Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at 3 p.m., Lake County residents can preregister for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Registrants will be notified when the application portal opens and will receive additional program information.
Lake County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program...
THE WINNER OF THE AUGUST DRAWING IS MARCIA BROWN
Marcia won a $50 Gift Certificate to Guru Indian Restaurant
The mission of the SOUTH LAKE TABLET is to spread community pride and awareness by providing positive news to its readers. The TABLET,...
Senior Caleb Sheyda Earns Appointments to both the U.S. Military and Naval Academies with Nominations from Congressman Daniel Webster, Selects USNA to Pursue Aerospace Engineering
Caleb Sheyda, a Montverde Academy senior, earned his official appointment to the United States Naval...
The Cooper Chess Club will meet every Saturday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in the first-floor GoZone room of the Cooper Memorial Library. All ages and experience levels are welcomed.
Chess is a great way to make friends, win...
The Kiwanis Club of Clermont congratulates February's Terrific Kids at New Hope Christian Academy in Minneola.
Terrific Kids is a character-building program that recognizes students for modifying their behavior. The program encourages kids to become the best version of themselves....
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce recently officiated at a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Graces Kut Upz Hair & Nails.
Amanda Carter-Jeffries, the proud owner of the salon, said that the salon is offering a variety of beauty...
Two professionals dedicated to feeding the minds and bodies of their students are being celebrated by the Lake County school district.
Theresa Spann, the Culinary Arts Teacher at Umatilla High School, was named the 2022 Rookie Teacher of the Year.
April...
East Ridge High School DECA Chapter will be hosting a college fair on October 23rd from 5:30 pm -7:30 pm. The college fair will be located in the ERHS cafeteria with booths set up representing various colleges, nation and statewide....
Ancestry Library Edition is free to access from Home for a limited time
If you ever wanted to start climbing your family tree now is the time. Due to Covid-19 and limited capacity at the library. Ancestry.com
Library Edition is available through...
Submitted by the Animal League
Frogger is a female Domestic Short Hair Blend kitten. This sweet girl is a bit shy but is coming out of her shell with some gentle encouragement. She loves napping in the warm sunshine.
Come on out...
“The World Outside” is a themed celebration to promote and support local arts on April 17. "The World Outside" is part of the Arts in April campaign, hosted by the City of Winter Garden’s Love Local campaign to help local businesses and...
On a recent business trip to Nashville, Tennessee, Jayson Stringfellow, a local resident, and his son were walking through a section of town called Germantown. Established in the 1850s by European immigrants, Historic Germantown was Nashville’s first suburb with...
A groundbreaking ceremony officially kicked off construction on the state-of-the-art Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute (FCS) in Clermont. The building will be located at 1350 N. Hancock Rd. and will replace the existing FCS location at 1920 Don Wickham...
This past weekend was the 4th running of the Clermont Clay 15k and 5k.
Over 800 athletes signed up to take part in one of the two races. The 15k had 519 finishers while the 5k had 163 finishers. Over...
Article and Photos by Carl Gordon
Hit triple 7’s in Vegas and you go home with a jackpot … go to 777 Montrose Street in downtown Clermont and owner Barb Rajcula of The Broom Tree will make you feel like...
By Kevin Grogan,
Gear for Multisport
Clermont resident Tami Ritchie, a native of Bloomington, Minnesota, was the first female to break the tape in a time of 10 hours 20 minutes 22 seconds (2.4 mile swim-112 mile bike-26.2mile run) last Sunday...
submitted by Lion Nick Jones
CLERMONT—MINNEOLA LIONS CLUB has seen more interest from families coming out to the Lion's shooting range in Groveland, across from Tractor Supply and the new Groveland Safety Complex.
The Lions' gun range has proven to be a...
Lots to do in South Lake
December 1 at sunset
Clermont Boat Parade
Starting at Sunset on Lake Minnehaha. It will take, at least, an hour or more to get to Lake Minneola. Don`t forget to drop an unwrapped toy at The...
Project Scholars, the parent organization and host of Pig on the Pond Community Festival, announced the four south Lake County students who will each receive up to $10,000 in scholarships -- $2,500 for each year they attend college.
The students...
This Thursday, November 29, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Minneola Charter School. The event kicks-off the construction on the much anticipated 7th and 8th-grade school building. The school will offer Pre-k through 7th grade for the 2019-2020...
These Crescent City High School students participated in a water resources field study program through the District’s Blue School Grant Program. Students are pictured seining at Crescent Lake.
Now entering the sixth year of its Blue School Grant Program, the...
Umatilla - December 3
The East Ridge High School boys’ basketball team traveled to Umatilla High School this past Monday to play in its second game of the season. The Bulldogs of Umatilla played host to the Knights for the...
by Josh Castleman, Clermont Triathlon Club
Many members of the Clermont Triathlon Club recently had a very exciting weekend.
Congratulations to Toni Richardson (Clermont), Michelle Craske (Clermont), Melanie Johnson (Winter Garden), Aaron Pazik (Oakland) and Marcin Jakuboliski (Lake Nona) on completing...
Battle of the Badges, a crowd favorite, is back for another fun rivalry for charity.
On December 18, the Clermont Police Department will compete against the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in this annual holiday basketball game for a good cause....
Submitted by the Animal League
My name is Whiskers and I am a very special and lucky little lady. You see, I am not able to tell my friends what happened, but I survived an incident that left my jaw misaligned,...