Join the fun at City Hall for the Minneola Schoolhouse Library's weekly Story Time. Move and groove and sing and swing every Friday at 11 am, beginning Friday, August 30 and running through December 6, 2019. A half-hour of...
Below is Kehlor Recreation Center's Weekly Schedule for January 2023. The Center is located at 466 West Minneola Ave., Clermont.
For more details, contact ADingman@ClermontFL.org.
The Montverde Academy Theatre Department is proud to announce that the musical performance of, “Mamma Mia,” featuring the iconic ABBA music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, was nominated for 16 Applause Awards. The Dr. Phillips Center...
Groveland’s Future Land Use Map ambitiously designates more than 50% of its land to conservation and agriculture. Out of all the City’s diverse environmental facets being preserved, trees are among the most critical factors in sustaining the vitality of...
Molly Smith, a junior at Montverde Academy, is a talented filmmaker and screenwriter who continues to demonstrate her ability to tell stories that engage audiences. In the past month, she has earned a number of awards for her story-telling...
Hurricane season runs from June 1 - November 30 and it's always a good idea to be prepared.
Have a Plan and Maintain an Emergency Kit containing:
Water: Enough for drinking, cooking and sanitation purposes
Food: Non-perishable packaged or canned...
The Clermont Downtown Partnership continues to host exciting new Downtown Clermont food, entertainment and holiday events. Many of the downtown shops remain open late. Hundreds of visitors pack the streets with masks and safe social distancing. There is always...
Submitted by Hilary Allen
Lake Minneola High School Sports Week In Review (April 9-14)
Monday, April 9
The Varsity Softball Team was defeated by South Lake High, 12 - 9.
Wednesday, April 11
The Hawks Baseball Team beat East Ridge High 3...
The first Friends of Cooper Memorial Library book sale of the new decade will be held February 7 - February 11. Works from all major literary genres will be available. Browse through thousands of hardbacks, paperbacks, and audiobooks to...
Submited by DeAnna Thomas, Executive Director of Lake Technical College, has been elected to a three-year term on board of the Council on Occupational Education (COE). This 19-member board is the governing and decision-making body for all of the...
MUSE BAR + BISTRO - Opening Soon: Muse Bar + Bistro-CLERMONT will be the newest restaurant to open in Clermont. It's located at 2385 S. Hwy 27, in the recently vacated home of "World of Beer".
Restaurant Founders Aaron Straub,...
Clermont Police will be using its newly wrapped pink vehicle to spread breast cancer awareness through traffic stops.
Instead of citations, motorists will receive coupons to some of their favorite local restaurants and have the opportunity to take a picture...
In accordance with Lake County’s Fertilizer Ordinance, Keep Lake Beautiful (KLB) reminds residents of a fertilizer restriction. From June 1 through Sept. 30, the application of phosphorus and nitrogen to residential turf grass is prohibited.
This restriction is intended to...
Sheila Davis had an eye-opening experience and wants to share it.
Submitted by Sheila Davis
I arrived in Clermont on the first of January to visit my parents. My dad, George Snyder, decided that I should learn Shuffleboard, the game he...
As Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) hosts its 3rd Annual Lakehawk Service Day on Friday, October 22, members of the local community are invited to the Leesburg Campus for a drive-through food pantry.
Food distribution will begin at 9:30 am on...
The Unofficial results of the Lake County 2022 Primary Election have been posted at LakeVotes.gov. The results include Vote-by-Mail, Early Voting and all Election Day precincts.
The results do not include provisional ballots, or ballots with signature issues that may...
The Lake County School Board will meet next week to vote on Superintendent Diane Kornegay’s proposal that would require students and staff at schools with the highest percentage of positive COVID-19 cases to wear masks until the number of...
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...
Feature Story and Photos By Larry H. Oskin
Clermont Culver’s celebrated its grand re-opening on a beautiful spring morning. Its new owners, managers and team members were greeted by lots of well-wishers, which included family, fans, and friends. The South Lake...
Enjoy Free Exercise Classes at Clermont Health Park, 1919 East Highway 50, Clermont. Classes are scheduled from 7 am - 8 am, outside on the turf.
Zumba - August 24 (*outside on the turf, weather permitting)
ZUMBA is a fun dance-fitness...
The Quilts to Books project began in 2005 after students at Cypress Ridge Elementary began studying about hurricanes and tracking several storms, including Hurricane Katrina. The students decided they wanted to make a difference for their fellow students whose...
3rd Place Evaluation Winner, Edna Mckenzie David;
2nd Place Evaluation Winner, Jay Cohen;
1st Place Evaluation Winner, Regina Cruz-Morales
3rd Place Humorous Speech Winner, Vern Conner;
2ndPlace Humorous Speech Winner, Elin Mayer;
1st Place...
East Ridge High School Drama department presents QUILT on the Main Stage at East Ridge High School.
QUILT is a collage of stories for, from and about the NAMES Project A.I.D.S. Memorial Quilt, the most powerful piece of spontaneous art ever created....
Submitted by The Animal League
Zayn is a Mastiff/Cur Blend that is just over 1 year old and is 50 pounds. Zayn loves to take walks and will smile or give you his paw to shake too!
Come on out and...
The Clermont Sea Cadets, family and friends were at the airport to welcome home US Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Whichard.
LT Gary Schindele, USNSCC, Commanding Officer, Clermont Battalion, proudly states, "He is one of our graduated Sea Cadets...
The Lake County Division of Solid Waste’s vendor for residential trash and recycling collection, Waste Pro, is experiencing severe staffing shortages in the unincorporated South Lake County area and is diligently working to hire and train new staff as...
The Lake County School Board held a special meeting on Sept. 2, to review COVID-19 data from each public school and to discuss additional steps that could be taken to mitigate the spread of the virus.
The meeting, open to...
By Nichole Smith, MVA Communications Coordinator
Imen Nasser, a principal violinist in MVA’s Music Conservatory, has been playing the violin since she was three years old. She played for the National Youth Orchestra in Venezuela from age 7 to age...
Mount Dora High School has one of “Florida’s Finest FFA Chapters,” according to an announcement released today by Florida FFA. It was the only Lake County school to make the list of 29 across the state.
The chapters were selected...
Clermont Arts and Events Manager Chris Dudeck co-chaired and served as a panelist for the first virtual booking summit this fall for the Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, also known as the Florida Presenters.
“It was a great experience working with...
Lake County is hosting the 15th Annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 am – 3 pm. at Publix Super Market, located in the Tavares Crossroads at 2042 State Road 19, Tavares.
Over the last...
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...
The Clermont Police Department is launching a new online reporting platform for Clermont citizens.
“As part of our commitment to providing exceptional service to our Champions, this web-based reporting system will allow the public to file certain incidents, such as...
The Second Annual Baby DJ Holiday Event will be held on December 11 at the Citrus Tower. Last year, the community came together and over 1,300 TOYS were collected, This year, Johnny Magic is back and he's raising the...
Submitted by Doug Shields
The Central Florida Sand Mining Association has filed an application to change our Lake County Comprehensive plan and exclude themselves from open space requirements in the Green Swamp. The proposed application, linked above in the first...
On Tues., March 15, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida invites the community to celebrate “Shoe the World Day” by donating shoes to benefit neighbors across Central Florida. The day sheds light on the importance of and need for quality...
IMG Enterprises, a diversified agri-business in Groveland, FL made up of three operational entities: Cherrylake, IMG Citrus, and Cherrylake Real Estate, announced the acquisition of one of the largest grapefruit groves in St. Lucie County. The 4,000-acre grove increases their...
Students from Leesburg High, South Lake High, Eustis High, and the Villages Charter High School graduate from the Youth Construction Academy and build 4 homes for future homeowners.
Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter in partnership with Leesburg High School, South...
The City of Clermont is offering separate drama programs for pre-teens and teens this summer at the Clermont Arts & Recreation Center, 3700 S. U.S. Highway 27.
Drama Kids Summer Camp is open to children ages 6-12, while the Acting...
VFW Commander Ron Chappo, Quartermaster Bob Farrell and Honor guardsman Fred Thomas recently attended an awards ceremony at the main firehouse in Clermont.
Fireman of the year Thomas Bennett was honored by the VFW with a plaque and certificate for...
Limbitless Solutions (LSI) and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children are launching a national study to evaluate the effectiveness of video game-based training aimed at helping children learn how to use prosthetic arms.
For the past seven years, LSI...
submitted by the Animal League
Ha-row dare! My name is Ben Franklin and I am a LOVEABLE and HANDSOME Labrador Retriever/Pointer Blend and am looking for my forever family.
I am a very sweet boy with lots of energy! I have...
Lake-Sumter State College is providing public notification of proposed changes in student fees for the 2019-2020 academic year.
In accordance with Florida Statutes section 1009.23(20), Lake-Sumter State College is notifying the community of proposed changes in institutional student fees before...
submitted by Jason Hendrix/Nick Gandy
While it’s still early in the 2019 National Senior Games, the official medal count after the first two days of competition has the State of Florida leading with a total of 31 medals, including 10...
In observance of Earth Day And Our Environment - the City of Clermont kicked-off the month by declaring April as Water Conservation Month.
Clermont Mayor Gail Ash read a proclamation at a City Council Meeting declaring Clermont as working to...
The Town of Oakland, in partnership with Healthy West Orange, invites the community to kick off the new year with health and wellness at the forefront.
All are welcome at the Fresh Start Festival and 5K at the Town of...
Clermont-Minneola Lions Club President Dan Strauss welcomed Emily Brown of the Central Florida Expressway Authority as a recent club speaker. Ms. Brown brought the Club up to date on Expressway work nearing completion of the beltway at the northern...
Submitted by the Clermont Historical Society
Remember when every Spring mean it was time to give the house a good, deep cleaning? You would open up the windows and let in fresh air maybe even move some furniture. I doubt...
Written by Donna Digennaro, Clermont Historical Society
Bogie may have never said that “famous” line in the movie classic Casablanca, but that won’t stop this piano from playing over and over. You are looking at a vintage player piano; the...