Magical cats and the wonders of the Christmas season can be found in the pages of Meows & Mistletoe, an anthology of eight heartwarming, cat-themed holiday stories was released in eBook and print on November 1. Meows & Mistletoe...
South Lake Democratic Club will host Linda Coffin of Moms’ Demand Action as the guest speaker at their August meeting.
Linda started with Moms’ Demand Action in 2018. She has worked to reduce gun violence in all areas. Linda was...
The Lake County Animal Shelter, in partnership with the Lake County Office of Emergency Management, Lake County Fire Rescue, Lake EMS, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Department of Health in Lake County (DOH-Lake), and more, is inviting residents to...
The 31st annual Light Up Clermont themed event brought more spectators than ever before to historic downtown Clermont. The balmy weather helped to promote the theme, Holiday In Parade.
On Friday evening, December 6, Clermont kicked off its annual hometown...
It is the goal of the Clermont Woman's Club to help and encourage women to further their education in a non-traditional career.
Non-traditional career examples would be welding, automotive service technology, heating/air conditioning and refrigeration, etc. We are partnering with...
Feature Story & Photos By: Larry H. Oskin
Be Like Ike Foundation recently launched its newest initiatives at the Splash Park at Waterfront Park in Clermont. The South Lake Chamber of Commerce Team helped the foundation celebrate the kick-off with...
Article and Photos by Linda Charlton
At Mascotte Charter Elementary, Thursday was the last school day before the holidays, a day to dress festively, to wish each other a happy holiday, and the day for the school's 4th and 5th-grade...
Before Neverland and Lost Boys, before Pixie Dust and Tick Toc Croc, Before Happy Thoughts and The Second Star to the Right and Straight on till Morning….There was a Boy, a Girl, and magical Star Stuff.
This week Lake Minneola...
Boys and girls from the Reach Out Summer Camp at the Imagine Charter School got to spend the morning of Friday, June 24th at Clermont’s Historic Village. Not only did they get to tour all the buildings and play...
Meet Groveland’s Community Development Team
The City of Groveland recently submitted the revised Future Land Use Component of its Comprehensive Plan to the Department of Economic Opportunity Under the State of Florida for review. This plan lays out the vision...
On October 27, The Clermont Police Department is hosting Halloween on the Trail, an event from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at 330 3rd Street., Clermont.
The Family-Fun event is FREE.
Charity Across South Lake is bringing backpacks full of school supplies to students across South Lake this school year. The organization is working with community volunteers packing notebooks, paper, crayons, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, scissors and more, with the...
Article by Kendyl Cardwell
The cool winter weather that we have had lately did not seem to hold up for this weekend’s event. Temperatures were hot and humid, but that didn’t stop participants from coming in for record times and...
Live Well Foundation of South Lake completed their Capacity and Empowerment Grant awards and presented awards at their July 19th board of directors meeting. “The Live Well Foundation board of directors has earmarked funds for healthcare initiatives, specifically in the...
By Anita, The Passionista, Torres
In my own personal growth journey, I never imagined how much I could learn by living one of my passions: mountain bike riding on nature trails.Here are 5 key lessons learned as a mountain biker...
Anabella Munoz, a rising junior at Montverde Academy, has a fiery passion for helping others, which has fueled her desire to become a neurosurgeon. Throughout her years at MVA, she has made it her mission to promote lifestyle medicine,...
Would you know what to do if a Tornado Warning occurred right now? Where is the safe location in your building? How would you get to that location? Today, January 29, the Lake County Office of Emergency Management encourages...
This virtual three-part program will help begin the journey towards a family's story.
Wednesday, September 7th, 1 - 3 pm Session 1
Will teach you the fundamentals of family history research. You will use the data you collected about your family...
Lake-Sumter State College’s Continuing Education courses are non-credit courses offered to support or enhance business, industry, government, and general recreation in the communities of Lake and Sumter Counties.
To register for a course, visit LSSC.edu/CE or contact Continuing Education at...
Submitted by Donna Digennaro, Clermont Historical Society
Now that the school year has begun, why not take your children to Clermont’s Historic Village to see what school used to be like.
In the picture above you can see that all different...
Feature Story and Photos By Larry H. Oskin
Friends of Lake Louisa State Park recently held their annual Poochapalooza event. South Lake area residents brought their pooches out to the park to enjoy a day of fun activities for themselves...
By the Clermont Garden Club
Members of the Clermont Garden Club have been hard at work over the summer months planning for their 18th Garden Walk: “A Harvest of Home Gardens”. The first Garden Walk was held in 2001 and...
by Marty Proctor
The City of Groveland Council returned the 400+ homes at Indigo Lakes planned project, located on the former “Mansion” property at Villa City Road (CR565), to the Groveland Planning and Zoning (P&Z) for review and clarification at...
Kiwanis Club of Clermont welcomed Cameron Gomes, Executive Director at Central Florida Dreamplex on September 13, to give club members an update on programs and early learning education at the center.
Central Florida Dreamplex is a center for therapy, fitness, recreation...
It’s time to plant caladium bulbs! Members of the Clermont Garden Club will be selling bulbs on Saturday, March 14 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am outside the Garden Club building, located at 849 West Avenue. Price is 6...
There will be no garbage collection services for residents living within the unincorporated areas of Lake County on Wednesday and Thursday. Tentatively normal collection services will resume on Friday. For the week of Oct. 3-7, all haulers will collect...
The City of Clermont has declared a local state of emergency due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). City Services are Available Online and by Phone
Clermont Mayor Gail Ash signed the resolution today due to the serious health threat that...
Submitted by the Animal League
Sixty-nine golfers participated in 18 holes of scramble golf at the Green Valley Country Club, raising funds for The Animal League.
The Animal League hosted its seventh Annual Puttin’ Fore Paws Golf Tournament at Green Valley Country Club...
1,096 positive cases in Florida Residents and 75 positive cases in non-Florida residents~
To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware about the status of the virus, The Florida Department of Health has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that will be...
Article and Photos by Tracy Smoak
Monarchs touring Central Florida find premiere accommodations in the backyard of Dolores Hale. She set up a protective tent and cultivates milkweed for the dining pleasure of colorful fluttering celebrities.
“I hand-wash aphids off the...
The BOYS PRODUCE STAND provided by the Farmers of Groveland and run by Ricky Henderson and Roy Hendon, has been set up at the Lions Gun Range, across from the new Public Safety Complex and the Tractor Supply on...
GROVELAND - Cherrylake will be kicking off its Farm Days series by hosting a community u-pick event with food trucks, specialty mixed drinks, kids activities, a native pollinator garden, farm tractor rides, an artisan marketplace, and special access to...
Faced with the limitations of the governor’s stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Education Foundation of Lake County moved its annual Night of Stars event online this week with a virtual celebration of the district’s Employee of...
Beginning on Monday, May 4, the following Lake County libraries will offer curbside service:
- Astor County Library
- Cagan Crossings Community Library (Four Corners)
- Cooper Memorial Library (Clermont)
- East Lake County Library (Sorrento)
- Fruitland Park Library
- Leesburg Pubic Library
- Marion...
Eight weeks ago, The Community Foundation of South Lake County activated its Disaster Relief Fund in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since that time, the Foundation has released more than $140,000 in grant funding to 14 local nonprofit organizations...
Every year, the women of Beta Theta hold a ceremony to install elected officers. Due to the COVID-19 virus, the 21 members held their installation of officers for the first time ever on ZOOM.
Beta Theta ESA was established in...
After over 40 years, the curtain will come down for the last time at the tiny community theater located at 735 W Minneola Avenue in Downtown Clermont where, for decades, countless aspiring actors have had the opportunity to dance, sing, and...
Qualifying emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies are urged to apply for $292,710 in federal funds awarded to Lake County through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency...
Clermont Woman’s Club held its annual purse auction at its February meeting at the Clubhouse on 655 W.Broome Street Clermont. Members shopped, collected and donated over 50 purses to be auctioned for charity.
The Clermont Woman’s Club has been contributing...
By Marty Proctor
Tuesday, July 7 - traffic was diverted around a depression on the westbound lane on SR50 next to the McDonalds and Alabama Avenue. The sinkhole opened yesterday afternoon and the road obstruction continued well into the night.
Geo Tech...
Lake County School Board will vote on reopening plans, including new safety protocols, at the Monday, July 20, meeting at 9:30 am.
The school board is extending the parent intent form deadline until July 24. If you've already selected an option...
Submitted by Kevin Grogan
Montverde Basketball Coach Kevin Boyle is widely recognized as the premier High School Basketball Coach in America. And this year was no different as Coach Boyle was named Naismith National Coach of the Year for the...
Have you ever wondered about your family history? How did you come to live in the United States? Who was your first relative to arrive on the shores? Where did they come from? and Why did they leave their homeland?...
Cypress Ridge Elementary and The Kiwanis Club are proud to announce March’s Terrific Kids.
Grades 3-5: Colin Vaughan, Veronica Waters, Chloe White, Aralyn Fernandez, Cassidy Kirby, Jordan Ramawad, Anthony Dixon, Sarah Jaeger, Abigail Russo, Katelyn Sanders, Romy Sloan, Thomas Anderson,...
After adopting a brand new Community Development Code (CDC), the City of Groveland is tentatively scheduled to hold a special virtual Wednesday Workshop on Wednesday, August 12th, at 10 am. This Zoom conference will demonstrate the code in its...
Montverde United Methodist Church’s Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, also known as the Montverde Food Pantry, received $796 in grant funding from the Community Foundation of South Lake County, under a Food Providers Grant awarded in December 2017. These...
Graduates of Lake-Sumter State College’s AS in Engineering Technology – Substation and Relay Technology Specialization have a new option to continue their engineering education.
Lake-Sumter State College and Daytona State College have inked a new transfer articulation agreement into Daytona...
Twenty-seven teams representing fourteen high schools in Lake and Sumter Counties, plus Montverde Academy, The Villages Charter High School, and Real Life Christian Academy, participated in the 32nd annual ‘Mathlympics’ math competition hosted by Lake-Sumter State College on April...
Written by Daniel D. Whitehouse, Esq.
To a new or existing company, rebranding or launching a new brand is an exciting time. But you need to make sure your legal bases are covered. While most business owners tend to focus...