Clermont Toastmasters held its annual Officer Elections on May 20.
Congratulations to outgoing officers: President Nancy Wilkins, Vice President Education Landon Proctor, Vice President Membership Donna Wong, Treasurer Terri Wells, Vice President Jacquie Peterson, Secretary Lisa Yang, and Sergeant At...
You are invited to join the Clermont Toastmasters in its new location at the Eglise Baptiste de Clermont Church located on 510 West Minneola Ave, Clermont.
Congratulate to this week's winners! Landon Proctor, Spark Plug Award; Jacki Greene, Best Evaluator; Regina...
Submitted by Marty Proctor
Groveland City Manager Mike Hein and Public Information Specialist Khrystyna Tremaine attended the June 25th Lake County Board of Lake County Commissioners meeting to present the City of Groveland’s new branding as well as Groveland's Past...
The purpose of the Capital Projects Funding program, which is funded through the Lake County Tourist Development Tax, is to allow local organizations, owned and operated by not-for-profit organizations and open to the public for recreational activities, cultural events...
Scouts BSA Troop 998 will be selling homemade goodies and Read to Sydney will be handing out summer reading books in the parking lot of Scates Reality, 400 E. Hwy 50, Clermont on Saturday, June 29th from 10 am—1...
All offices of the Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day.
The closures include the offices at the Lake County Courthouse, located...
On July 4, 1776, thirteen American colonies claimed their independence from England. Since that historic day, each year on July 4th, Americans celebrate, not only our country’s independence but the anniversary of the birth of a Nation.
Fireworks immediately come...
The Lake County Supervisor of Elections Office will close July 4th and July 5th for Independence Day; however, their office will be represented at many community events held in the area over the holiday weekend.
“We feel it is important...
Shake off your summer vacation boredom blues and behold a live bald eagle! The Avian Reconditioning Center’s FREE “Birds of Prey” show comes to the Minneola City Hall Gym, located at 800 US-Hwy 27 on Friday, June 28 at...
John A. Moore, Senior Vice President Orlando Health, President South Lake Hospital, shared a healthcare update on Friday, June 21 at the South Lake Chamber of Commerce Breakfast.
Some of the interesting items touched upon:
Three emergency care facilities are located...
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for the State of Florida for the 2018 calendar year, from January to December, has just been released. These statistics are the standardized measure that is used across the United States to report...
Cherrylake has been named the 9th fastest growing landscape construction and maintenance company in the United States by Landscape Management Magazine. In addition to this achievement, Cherrylake was also named the 127th Largest Landscape Contractor and 16th Largest Irrigation...
Historic Downtown Winter Garden serves as the perfect backdrop for a traditional, down-home Independence Day Celebration.
The Winter Garden Farmers Market Independence Day Celebration offers wholesome family fun with a Life-Size Family Game Zone, special Snap Chat Photos, Vendor Booth...
Groveland's Star-Spangled Spectacular is Groveland's most popular event of the year. The annual July 4th festivities will be held from 4:00 pm - 11:45 pm at Lake Catherine Blueberries, located at 5849 Lake Catherine Road, Groveland.
The celebration will be...
Mark your calendars for the City of Clermont's annual 4th of July Celebration; Red, White and Boom Spectacular from 6 pm - 10 pm on July 4th at Waterfront Park (330 3rd Street).
This FREE family event is packed with fun...
Groveland Mayor Evelyn Wilson, city officials and community leaders will gather in the field east of the Tractor Supply on State Road 50, on Wednesday, July 3, at 4:00 pm to celebrate the official ground-breaking of the long-awaited Public Safety...
Six Lake County first responders from the Lake County Office of EMS and Clermont Fire Department are being credited for saving a man’s life after tirelessly performing CPR for more than 40 minutes.
Shabiah Gordon's near-death experience began in the...
The Friends of the Marion Baysinger Memorial Library is holding their annual book sale on Saturday, July 6th, 9 am to 4 pm at the Lake David Center, 450 S. Lake Ave., Groveland.
Select from lots of books to add to...
The Friday Farmers’ Market at Cagan Crossings is moving indoors over the summer months. Located on Highway 27 just one mile north of 192 in the Four Corners region of Lake County, the year-round Farmers Market will take place...
Attend a travel presentation on Tuesday, July 9th, at 6 pm at Cooper Memorial Library to learn more about the first of the 2020 trips sponsored by the Friends of Cooper Memorial Library in collaboration with Collette Tours.
This March 12...
Each year, the South Lake Chamber of Commerce (SLCC) holds a 12-week Wellness Challenge; a competition to see who can lose the most weight and pursue a healthier lifestyle overall.
On Friday, June 21, Cyndi Staudt, Community Wellness Coordinator at the...
Gaetano Donizettii: La Fille du Regiment (Daughter of the Regiment)
The Friends of the Cooper Memorial Library will host a showing of Gaetano Donizetti’s delightful opera La Fille Du Régiment (Daughter of the Regiment) on Monday, July 22, at 1:45 pm...
The South Lake Rotary congratulated Dale Mack for being chosen Rotarian of the Year.
Dale is a new member of the South Lake Rotary but has stepped up in many ways to help the club further its mission and vision.
Dale...
Robbie Aristodemo is in his ninth year as head coach for the girls' soccer team and also serves as assistant strength coach at Montverde Academy (MVA). His love and passion for soccer compel him to be involved in many different...
The City of Groveland and Lake County Robotics are hosting a special event at the Puryear Building located at 243 S. Lake Avenue, Groveland.
This event, scheduled for June 27 from 6 pm - 8 pm, launches a brand new independent FIRST®...
Visitors to the Lake County Schools website will start to see something new.
The web address, lake.k12.fl.us, will remain the same for now. But the district and school web pages in Lake County are changing to enhance accessibility to online...
Lake County Supervisor of Elections, Alan Hays, wants to alert voters in Lake County that they may be receiving voter registration applications from two sources NOT affiliated with his office.
The Center for Voter Information and the Voter Participation Center...
The South Lake Community is growing with lots of options
Below are some of the recently opened or coming soon to the South Lake Community. This is an update, some of the information may be old news to some...
Fifty West is the vision of Thomas Kovatch, the principal member of Fifty West Realty LLC. Kovatch was unable to find a professional building in the south Lake area meeting his expectations, so he decided to build a Class A professional...
Downtown Clermont Mega Food Truck Rally will take place Saturday, June 22 from 4 pm - 9 pm. At 2 pm, roads close on West Montrose from City Hall to the former Police Station and on to 7th and...
On June 28, a team of eight will leave on a 30-hour plane ride to Pampanga, Philippines, for nine days of missions work. While there, the team, which includes a school teacher and a school principal, and two certified...
The Lake County Library System forgave $2,633.92 in overdue library fines in exchange for 2,446 food and hygiene items during its annual Food for Fines drive.
Food for Fines, held May 19 - June 1 of this year, has become...
The South Lake County Historical Society has decided that the time has come to change its name to something that is more in line with what its mission has become. For close to ten years the Society has devoted...
On Monday, June 17, Groveland City Council put on their hardhats, picked up their shovels and broke ground marking the beginning of a new look for Lake David Park that will include a splash pad with restrooms, as well as...
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...
District 35-O Governor Helene Thompson inducted a new member, Victor Chittum as well as the new officers for the coming year into the Lions Club.
Lion Royal Ward passed the gavel to incoming President, Lion Cliff Brown.
New officers...
The School Board has approved the following new principal assignments for next school year:
Cindy Christidis will be the new principal at Beverly Shores Elementary School. She will fill a vacancy left by Valda Niznik, who is moving to...
The Montverde Academy theatre department proudly announces the theatrical line-up for the 2019-20 season. These memorable theatrical presentations feature the Academy’s award-winning student performers who bring the characters to life on spectacular sets with impressive costumes that will captivate...
Leaping lizards! Let our insects, arachnids, reptiles, and amphibians teach and entertain you on Friday, June 21 at 11 am at the Minneola City Hall Gym at 800 US-Hwy 27.
Zoo Mom Science is a true Florida, family business with a...
The U.S. economy has outperformed expectations! Florida unemployment has dropped to 3.4%, and the stock market is humming along. Life is good?
Regardless of what you might think, many people are struggling to make ends meet. There are homeless in south Lake...
Tim Kelley, Senior Pastor of Grace Connection Church located in Saint Petersburg, addressed members of the Kiwanis Club of Clermont. He reflected on and shared with them the day his 20-year-old daughter was accidentally shot in the church and...
Members of the Clermont Garden Club recently attended the installation of Gwen Carter as new Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) District VII Director. Gwen (center of photo in white dress) is a member of the Clermont Garden Club. ...
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...
Submitted by Brandon Barnard, clermontwaterfrontoffice
Saturday morning was another great Clermont Waterfront Parkrun with over 111 total participants taking to the trail to run, jog or walk along scenic Lake Minneola for the 289thevent. Twenty-two participants took to the course for the...
HOSA-Future Health Professionals, the largest international organization for middle school, high school, and postsecondary/collegiate students with an interest in the health professions, will be holding its largest gathering of future health professionals in Orlando, Florida, June 19-22, 2019.
Lake Minneola...
Now that school is out, you might be looking for something interesting, fun and inexpensive to do with your children. The South Lake County Historical Society would like to suggest a visit to Clermont’s own Historic Village. Located on...
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 greater self-confidence and...
Jim Johnson, The Village Goldsmith, has dedicated a quarter of a century, and over a third of his lifetime, to the dream of providing South Lake County with the very best one-of-a-kind jewelry and goldsmith establishment.
Twenty-five years ago, on June...
The Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s Office is leading the effort to ensure that if a disaster strikes, some of its critical services, such as finance and court operations, continue to function by performing its...
The Leapfrog Group, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and IBM Watson Health have noted Orlando Health hospitals for their patient safety, overall quality, and inpatient mortality outcomes. Spring 2019 grades, released by the patient-safety advocates at...