In just a couple of weeks, the first-ever Groveland Turkey Trot will take place on Thursday, November 26th. The event presented by Sports Medicine Institute takes place Thanksgiving morning at the new Cherry Lake Park (131 Wilson Lake Parkway - Groveland,...
More than 300 Lake County Schools bus drivers and transportation aides will receive training on how "to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth.
The course is called Youth Mental Health First...
by Michelle Delaney
Searching for the perfect Margarita and authentic Mexican food to celebrate Cinco De Mayo? Search no more. Visit San Jose Original Mexican Restaurant, located at 4315 S. Highway 27, Clermont. My Favorites: A Topshelf Margarita with a...
The city of Groveland is proud to announce a groundbreaking ceremony at Lake David Park on Monday, June 17, at 6 pm.
The groundbreaking marks the beginning of the long-awaited and highly-anticipated project improvements to Lake David Park that will include a...
IDEAS FOR MOTHERS DAY
May 12
Building Blocks Ministries Plant Sale (Get a perfect gift for mom)
Clermont Performance and Arts Center (Mom would really enjoy - HINT)
May 12
Ultimate Three Event Pro-AM Tournament(see SLT Events)
Minneola Library's BIG Book, Bake and Yard Sale...
United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties (UWLS) is partnering with Lake Sumter State College (LSSC), Lake Cares and Second Harvest of Central Florida for their 2nd annual ThanksGiveAway food distribution event. Lake County and Sumter County residents in...
Be Prepared for Hurricane Season which begins on June 1!
2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins on Friday, May 29, 2020, and ends on Thursday, June 4, 2020. During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to...
Thousands of local workers have been impacted by job cuts, lost hours or furloughs due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the metro Orlando area’s unemployment rate higher than the state’s, Goodwill’s job connection services continue...
In an effort to complete the puzzle box in Groveland’s next steps, the City Council recently appointed Randolph Waite to serve as interim District 5 Councilmember, as a replacement for Jeff Shoobridge, who personally recommended him and resigned to...
All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections and Tax Collector will be closed Monday, Nov. 12 in honor of Veterans Day.
Lake County Solid Waste residential trash collection services will operate normally...
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...
Hop on over to the Four Corners Easter Event and Kids Business Fair happening on Saturday, April 8th from 2 pm - 6 pm by the Cagan Crossings Community Library!
Have your photo taken with the Easter Bunny and enjoy...
The Florida Department of Health (Department) has announced there are two presumptive positive cases of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Florida. Both individuals remain in isolation at this time. Despite these cases in Florida, the overall immediate threat to...
Clermont– There was a lot of drama only hours before this week’s council meeting. The Moonlight Players and their patrons were spreading the word that there was a threat that future access to the theater would be lost. They...
By Imogene Jones
Clermont Florida is the “Choice of Champions” and the Starbound Performing Company Elite Team is part of that championship spirit! The team of 11 performers, ranging in ages from 6 to 14 years old recently completed their...
The Clermont Downtown Partnership is hosting its Annual Clermont Home & Vintage Market Festival on Saturday, February 22, from 10 am to 6 pm on West Montrose Street in Downtown Clermont.
The Clermont Vintage Market & Home Show is a...
March 9, Clermont Toastmasters hosted the Area 73 International Speech and Table Topics contests. They enjoyed hearing 4 fabulous speeches and amazing Table Topics. Monty Ray Davidson, a member of Clermont Toastmasters took first place in both contests. Sedrick Harris another...
Article and Photos by Larry Oskin
Lisa Harris, President and Kathy Henderson, Show Director of the South Lake Art League (SLAL) are pleased to announce the opening of their newest 2022 Fine Art Photography Art Show. This exciting new photography...
It is well documented that the key to a successful professional triathlon career is a solid background in swimming. Without the mileage in the pool, it is very tough to catch up later. Clermont has something very special in...
National Wildlife Day is September 4 but the joy of watching a duck waddle across the lawn, an eagle soar, a visit from a couple of sandhill cranes is an everyday wonder and you don't have to go far...
The Clermont Police Department will host Coffee with a Cop from 10 a.m. to noon, August 6, 2019, at Mountaineer Coffee, 141 US HWY 27, Clermont.
Coffee with a Cop is a nationwide program that reinforces good relations between the...
With temperatures expected to drop on the evenings of Monday, Feb. 1, Tuesday, Feb. 2 and Wednesday, Feb. 3, Lake County will activate shelters for those vulnerable to cold weather.
Trinity Assembly of God, located at 200 Urick St. in...
Articles Submitted by Grant Mollet, East Ridge High School
Photos by student/teammate Alexandra Dimitros
October 22, 2022 - Winter Garden, Florida
The East Ridge High School girls' varsity cross country team participated in the Class 4A District 2 Championships on Saturday morning...
Pastfinders of South Lake County is a genealogical society. In the 1980s a group of Clermont residents took classes on Genealogy and found it extremely exciting. They wanted to pass on the knowledge they had to others. They decided to...
For the past 17 years, cyclists from 47 states, 15 countries, 7 continents participate in the ride of silence in honor of cyclist hit or killed by distracted drivers.
South Lake cyclists have participated for the past 8 years in memory...
This class discusses art historical topics through the lens of today’s social media and pop culture trends. Have selfies replaced Self-Portraits? Are food pictures modern day Still Lifes? What on earth is a meme?! This class takes a humorous...
by Chuck Seaver, SOUTH LAKE TABLET
A career in healthcare can be a very rewarding career for the chosen few who make the medical nursing field their chosen path. A career that has ever-changing guidelines, long hours and often very...
The Clermont Police Department presents its annual Halloween event!
This year the event will take place at Waterfront Park on Friday, October 28, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm!
There will be a variety of Halloween-decorated stations handing out candy and...
Experience a nighttime hike through the woods of Lake Louisa State Park in the dark, as the terrors of the past come out.
The Friends of Lake Louisa State Park are hosting the scary event from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Warning:...
by Clermont Historical Society
Is your club or organization looking for a fun, inexpensive, & educational activity? Why not take a hint from these happy people who just finished touring the Clermont Historic Village? They drove all the way from...
United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties received a grant of $10,000 from Suncoast Credit Union to provide classroom materials for early learning centers participating in the Master Teacher program. This program provides supervision and guidance for early education...
Distance learning in Lake launches on Monday, March 30, and schools are busy distributing Chromebook devices to students so they can access lessons online at home while school buildings are closed in an effort to slow the spread of...
Tonight is the first and only total lunar eclipse of 2019!
The first full moon of the year is named “Wolf Moon”. When the full moon occurs during the moon’s closest approach to earth, it appears larger and brighter in...
Don't miss the Back To School Bash at the Elese Tomlin Community Center this Saturday, July 28 from 10 am - 1 pm.
Free school supplies as well as music, food and fun!
Submitted by the Animal League
Hello everyone! My name is Incredible Hulk and I am a 5 year old, 14 pound, male Chihuahua blend. My foster mom says I am just the best dog and am Incredible like my name...
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital welcomed its first patients through the newly expanded emergency room entrance on April 23. The first phase of the expansion is completed, which includes a new, more easily accessible entrance, a larger family-friendly waiting...
Tim Loucks, who earlier today qualified as a candidate for District 3 in this fall’s general election for Groveland City Council, is withdrawing his candidacy after submitting the attached letter this afternoon to Groveland City Clerk Virginia Wright.
Loucks is...
by unscrambled-words.com.
New research has revealed the words Americans struggle to pronounce the most, with ‘Acai’ coming out on top.
More than 20,000 searches are made a month by Americans looking for how to pronounce ‘Açaí’
‘Gyro’, ‘Omicron’, and ‘GIF’...
Submitted by the Animal League
Howdy Folks!
My name is Brownie, and I am as sweet as my name! I am a 10yr old male German Shepherd Dog and I weigh about 60 pounds. I am very laid-back older fella and...
October Library Plant: Clermont Garden Club member, Teresa Alvarez, (shown with Cooper Librarian Amy Hand) has brought a “Chlorophytum comosum” also known as spider plant, to display at the library this October. This plant is very easy to grow and...
Eustis, FL – Lake Technical College is proud to announce the following Students of the Month:
Juanita Jimenez – Accounting Operations
Stephan Endres – Auto Collision Technology
Tessi Williams – Baking & Pastry Arts
Jazmine Chester – Cosmetology
Andrew...
Expansion of Production Kitchen and New Warehouse Space Funded by Orange County CARES Act Dollars
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida celebrated the grand opening of its new Mercy Kitchen, which will allow the hunger-relief organization to triple its food production...
Lake County will host two high-profile sporting events this weekend. The 2021 UANA Tokyo Olympics Swimming Qualifier will take place Thursday, April 29 – Sunday, May 2 at the Orlando Health National Training Center in Clermont, and the SSAC...
submitted by Clermont Battalion
The Clermont Battalion Awards and Graduation Ceremony was recently held in the Black Box at the Clermont Performing Arts Center. Attending were representatives from the Sea Cadet National Headquarters, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)...
Article by Sharon Ward Keeble
A Groveland rehabilitation facility for horses recently welcomed home six United States-born thoroughbred racehorses from the Caribbean Island of St Thomas.
The horses were abandoned on the island after hurricanes Irma and Maria both tore apart the...
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital earned its seventh consecutive A grade and was designated as a "Straight A’s Hospital" by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national organization committed to healthcare quality and patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade rates hospitals based on how well they prioritize and actively work to...
Article and Pictures by Carl Gordon
Members of the South Lake County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Groveland's first wine and beer bar, Barrels & Boards, with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, January 10.
Located in the Groveland Publix Shopping Center...
Now is the time to plant caladium bulbs, and the Clermont Garden Club is the place to buy them! We have several different varieties (pictured is “Florida Cardinal”) for sale this year. Cost is $5.00 for 6 bulbs. Come...
For close to a year, the ongoing saga of where to place the city’s boat ramp has been a dilemma faced by Clermont City Council. The city’s Master Plan indicated that a new boat ramp would be built at...
You spat in a tube, you mailed it off, and you got that email. Your DNA results are ready, Now What? Allison Ryall can help you learn the ins and outs of how to understand your DNA results.
What is...