Local author Kimberly Patton has recently had a story she wrote included in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best:101 Stories of Love, Gratitude & Wisdom. She is also the author of her memoir, A Cub Among...
Tonight, Tuesday, May 28, the Clermont City Council will meet to consider awarding the bid for the construction of the highly anticipated public boat ramp to Traverse Group, Inc. in the budgeted amount of $2,491,313.73 with $750,000 of approved funding...
Happy Hamburger Day! Can you guess what I am having for dinner?
Traditionally, a hamburger consists of a patty of ground beef that has been pan-fried, barbecued, or flame broiled, and it is served in a bun. Condiments such as ketchup,...
Clermont Garden Club was elated to be selected as Lucky’s Market Impact Day recipient for the second quarter. As a result of Lucky’s benevolence, Clermont Garden Club was able to donate $1,000 to East Ridge High School's Agricultural Program...
The Groveland High School Alumni Association is donating $5,500 to south Lake County charities from money raised at the recent annual alumni reunion.
On Wednesday, Alumni Association board members delivered a $4,000 check for the Shaw Buck Scholarship and a...
The Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s Office was recently awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its Fiscal Year 2019 budget. This...
The Friends of the Minneola Schoolhouse Library are having their big summer Book, Bake & Craft sale, Saturday, June 8 from 8 am-2 pm. It is the library's biggest fundraiser, and all the proceeds benefit the library. We are...
Lake-Sumter State College is announcing the launch of its new website today at the same LSSC.edu URL.
The new website is designed for a modern audience with a user-friendly and responsive design for enhanced navigation to aid students in quickly...
Clermont Police Chief Charles "Chuck" Broadway recently addressed members of the Kiwanis Club of Clermont where he thanked veterans for their service and proudly spoke of the Clermont Police department.
Chief Broadway worked as a detective in New York City...
The 6th annual Clermont Waterfront Festival was held on Saturday, May 18th. Ten and twenty paddler teams from across the state competed in 40 ft.-long dragon boats on Lake Minneola. Each team raced three times on a 380-meter course.
In...
Pastfinders of South Lake Genealogy Society proudly recognized the 2019 "Graduation" class at its annual Genealogy Merit Badge Workshop. The Scout Genealogy Merit Badge is quite challenging. There are now 61 Scouts in the Clermont area wearing the Genealogy...
Lake County Fire Rescue celebrated the promotion of six firefighters to the rank of lieutenant.
Derek Youngblood, Doug Draper, Cameron Gegelman, Brent Muse, Ryan Robbins, and Mark Gato were promoted during a pinning ceremony surrounded by friends and family.
Their promotions...
Lake County Commission approved the City of Clermont's request for $750,000 toward its new boat ramp. The funds will come from the county's tourism development tax.
The existing boat ramp by Victory Point will be relocated to the southern bank...
All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, the Lake County Animal Shelter and the Lake County Extension Center will be closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.
LakeXpress, the fixed-route...
The Lake County Animal Shelter is nursing a 3-year-old pit bull/lab mix back to health after it was struck by a bullet on Monday. The dog was discovered in the front yard of a Fruitland Park resident’s home Monday...
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...
The City of Groveland is holding Summer Splash, a Wacky Waterday, at Groveland Downtown Festival Park.
Stay Cool and join the family fun including live music and free hot dogs on Saturday, May 25th from 11 am - 3 pm.
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City of Minneola Mayor Pat Kelley was the featured speaker at the recent South Lake Chamber of Commerce Breakfast held at the Clermont City Center.
Mayor Kelly proudly announced that the City of Minneola is debt free with all existing...
Toni Bell-Rescoe and husband Larry Rescoe celebrated their 1-year wedding anniversary last weekend. The Rescoes, share their wedding date with Prince Harry and wife Meghan (see Clermont Royal Wedding).
On Saturday evening, the loving couple attended One Night In Memphis at Clermont...
This weekend, the roads will be filled with a lot of motorists and cyclists all heading in different directions and all hoping to enjoy and make the most of a 3-day holiday weekend. Motorists are urged to obey the rules...
Minneola Charter School fifth-graders Jackson Muse and Lucas Parlato recently secured their place in the VEX IQ World Championship in Louisville, KY and did an awesome job representing their school and the Mustang VEX IQ Robotics Team.
Amanda Borysiewicz, Science...
Clermont Memorial Day service will be held Monday, May 27, at 11:00 am at the Clermont waterfront pavilion, 330 Third St., Clermont.
The program is sponsored by Tomoka Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Sgt. I.W. Hatcher, Jr. Marine Corp...
East Ridge High School's Culinary Management Team recently won 2nd place in the National ProStart Invitational in Washington, D.C.
The team won the state competition in March, earning a spot to represent Florida in the national competition. The National ProStart...
Red Nose Day is a campaign with the mission to end child poverty by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, and educated. The Red Nose Campaign brings people together to laugh and have fun while raising life-changing cash for...
Clermont City Manager Darren Gray received a prestigious award from his alma mater this week.
The University of Central Florida (UCF) honored Gray with the 2019 Alumni Achievement Award in Public Administration on May 7 at UCF’s Morgridge International Reading...
submitted by Donna Digennaro
Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner. Before you know it, May 25th, 26th and 27th will be upon us. This is the day, more than any other, when we should set aside time to...
The Foundation for Education program in partnership with the South Lake Chamber awards five deserving high school students with a $1,000 scholarship each school year. The final Outstanding Student Leader Award of the 2018-2019 school year is from South...
Children of all ages are invited to join the PAWS Therapy Dogs every first Tuesday of the month from 4-5 p.m at the Minneola Schoolhouse Library.
PAWS Therapy Dogs provide compassionate canine community service work by visiting libraries, schools, senior centers...
National Rescue Dog Day was founded by Tails That Teach, Inc. to bring awareness to the countless number of amazing dogs in shelters waiting to be adopted, to promote humane education for young children, and to encourage spay/neuter.
The day was...
Pat Caracciolo (lovingly called Pat the Dog) was pleasantly surprised at May’s Chamber Breakfast when it was announced that he was the recipient of the “Ann Dupee Gem of the Hills Award". The award is given to a local...
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...
Clermont City Council approved the Olympus project at its May 14th city council meeting.
What is Olympus - Olympus is one of the largest private investments in Clermont. The project creator, Olympus Sports & Entertainment Group, is a Florida Limited...
The Lake County Office of Emergency Management, in partnership with the Lake County Animal Shelter and the UF/IFAS Extension in Lake County, is inviting residents to participate in the 2019 Hurricane Expo from 10 am – 2 pm on...
The Lake County Public Library System is sponsoring a “Food for Fines” food donation campaign in May. At the Minneola Schoolhouse Library donations will be accepted Monday, May 20 through Friday, May 31. All food donated at the Library will...
Find Feed & Restore gives homeless families a safe haven while they become self-sufficient. The program accepts a contribution to purchase a trailer or a donated trailer for use. Travel trailers are used as homes for the homeless.
The homeless family can...
Houndhaven, Inc., a non-profit, no-kill dog rescue shelter, has been receiving donations through sales of reusable Community Bags this month at the Clermont Winn Dixie.
The Community Bag Program is a reusable bag program that features two reusable Community Bags...
Lake County’s Office of Communications was honored this week by the Florida Public Relations Association at the 2019 Mid Florida Local Image Awards in Ocala. The awards recognize exceptional public relations communicators and programs within the region.
The Office of...
Clermont Garden Club member Arlene Rand is sharing her Lucky Bamboo with library patrons this month. Lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana), also known as curly bamboo, is a tropical plant valued for its ease of care, easily manipulated growth and...
Submitted by The Animal League
Betty is a Domestic Short Hair Blend that is a 5-month-old kitten. Betty loves to play and does good with other cats.
Come on out and adopt me or one of my friends! There are on average 150...
To enhance accessibility to online information for users with disabilities, Lake County Schools is changing its website. The public will be able to take an early peek at the new site this month, when the old and new sites...
Mark Douglas Hairdressing has recently expanded to accommodate its growing clientele. The faithful followers won’t have a problem finding the new location which conveniently remains in the same plaza near Walgreens at 4420 S. US 27, Clermont.
During a recent open...
by Michelle Delaney
It was only a little over a year ago that I found a pretty little pregnant calico cat living in my garage. My big-hearted neighbor had been feeding her but the cat had found a small outside entrance into...
Drs. Saranita and Paez of South Lake Pain Institute of Clermont and Orlando recently broke ground on a multidisciplinary out-patient surgical center in partnership with Orlando Health South Lake Hospital. The opening of this new out-patient surgical care facility...
What an amazing way for RUSH Allstar Cheer to wrap up the postseason!
Two teams competed this past weekend at the D2 Summit National Cheerleading Competition at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.
The Savagecatz Junior Level 3 Team, received “0” deductions on Day 1 of...
Parkrun is a weekly, timed 5km run that takes place on the shoreline of Lake Minneola.
The event is free, but first-timers are asked to register; after that, just bring a printed copy of your barcode. If you forget it, you won't...
Sydney's friends are on a mission to help children read, one "tail" at a time. For almost 8 years, Read to Sydney has been helping the children in the south Lake Community to learn to read. Not only does...
A Lake County Public Works Road Maintenance Operations crew is being acknowledged today for their heroic efforts to save an emaciated, abandoned dog that they spotted along a busy road on Tuesday.
Matthew Dexter and Aaron Cates found the dog...
The 4th Annual Family Fun Day, An Autism and Special Needs Event, will take place on Saturday, May 18 from 11 am to 3 pm.
The event, hosted by Lake County Families, will be held at 2400 S. Hwy 27,...
Burgerim Restaurant is now open at 2337 S. Hwy 27, Clermont Landing near Epic Theater. The restaurant offers "millions of possibilities and endless combinations." Select from Classic, BIG or specialty burgers (Angus Beef, Spanish Beef, Greek Lamb, Grilled or Crispy Chicken,...
Registration Open for Fishing Clinic Hosted by City of Clermont, The Florida Angler
The City of Clermont and The Florida Angler have partnered to bring you the Stop Wishing, Go Fishing Clinic from 9 am to noon June 8 at...