After a period of time without a city manager, the City of Mascotte councilors at the Oct. 5 meeting decided upon Annamarie Reno — who received the nod over the other two vying for the position: Jack Butler and Don Rosenthal.
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TAVARES — The AARP Foundation is now seeking volunteer tax preparers for its Tax-Aide program, the nation’s largest volunteer-based preparation service.
TAVARES — Lake County will be hosting its 15th Annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday at the Publix Super Market, located in the Tavares Crossroads, 2042 State Road 19.
Fort Myers Beach is a great area for fun and sun. So much so that some people make it a day trip. Others stay for a weekend to enjoy everything it has to offer.
Following multiple comments at the Sept. 28 Clermont City Council meeting regarding the lack of decorum this past year to year-and-a-half — comments that at times punctuated with heated exchanges during public comments and sometimes among council members themselves — the Oct. 12 city council…
(Editor’s note: Two of the people referenced in the article are purposely not being identified by name and/or gender for reasons of safety, as well as to insure balance and fairness, as one of those not named has not been reached to present that person’s accounting of the situation.)
TAVARES — The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension in Lake County is hosting a Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale from 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday at Discovery Gardens, located at the Lake County Extension Center, 1951 Woodlea Road.
Following on the heels of its successful SwampFest! Celebration — which attracted more than several hundred attendees, Groveland-Mascotte American Legion Post 239 is now gearing up for its next free, fun and exciting event, Trunk or Treat.
Residents of Lake County can now report potholes, street flooding, sign damage and other concerns related to road conditions through the Road Reporter app.
In observance of Veterans Day this year, the News Leader is reaching out to all who have honorably served, requesting you share your memories and recollections of your time in the military.
Paulette Thompson sees a need among seniors that needs to be filled and took the first step toward fulfilling that, creating Hearts & Hands United, Inc., a 501 (c ) (3) nonprofit.
At this year’s National Night Out, which was held Oct. 5, Clermont Police Chief Charles Broadway, who has been organizing the event for years, received a pleasant shock when he became the inaugural recipient of the United Way Star of Service Award. It was a secret that event organizers kept …
Turnout for this year’s National Night Out was extensive, not only from the various police departments throughout Lake County, as well as other related agencies such as the fire department, Fish and Wildlife, and other vendors, but from the public itself.
TAVARES — The Florida Department of Health in Lake County will be offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to district employees, community members and eligible students at middle schools across the county starting next week.
Even before Walt Disney World’s grand opening in 1971, Florida was a vacation hotspot for tourists. Warm weather and unique attractions had people from all around flock to the sunshine state. Somewhere in the middle of U.S. 27 in the early 1960s, surrounded by orange groves, sat a White Hous…
TAVARES — The third annual ROCKTOBERFEST takes place Saturday at Wooten Park, starting 11 a.m,, and running until 10 p.m. The free, family-friendly event will feature live music, seaplane competitions, family fun zone, plus food and merchandise vendors.
For a 12th year, St. Matthias Episcopal Church parishioners will be providing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner basket to 125 families in financial need in who are residents of South Lake County.
It is good news for Montverde residents. The millage rate for Fiscal Year 2021-22 will remain unchanged, which is 2.830 mills (the permissible rollback rate is 2.7543). It is believed that millage rate may be the lowest in Lake County and perhaps among the lowest in Florida.
Clermont Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Division will conduct High Visibility Enforcement Details (HVE) over the next few months on State Road 50, from East Avenue to Millholland Street, in hopes to reduce the number of traffic crashes.
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, based in Baltimore, Md., and Niagara Cares, the philanthropic arm of California-based Niagara Bottling, partnered Sept. 28-Oct. 1 to provide two Lake County schools with new equipment and improvements to community spaces; Niagara Bottling has a facility in Gr…
TAVARES — The Florida Department of Health in Lake County will be offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to district employees, community members and eligible students at middle schools across the county starting next week.
A female pine cone rests on the ground; male pine cones are much smaller, soft and spongy. It is likely the pine cone pictured above remained on the branch of a pine tree following pollination (usually two to three years) before falling to the ground.
Audrey Gregory new Lake County AdventHealth president/CEO Also includes Flagler and Volusia counties
ORLANDO — Audrey Gregory, Ph.D will assume leadership Oct. 25, reporting to Randy Haffner, president/CEO for the Central Florida Division. Most recently, Gregory served as the group chief executive officer for Detroit Medical Center (DMC), which is part of Tenet Health.
The Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting for Life’s Choices Women’s Clinic, 1580 Hooks St. Life’s Choices Women’s Clinic offers hope and practical assistance to those in our community affected by unplanned pregnancies.
WINTER PARK — Preparing for a new baby is stressful. So is planning for the approach of a dangerous storm. Lindsay Friedmann recently had to do both — at the same time.
Other than acting interim city manager Scott Davidoff’s congratulatory comment on how well received the recent Sips ‘n’ Salsa festival was, with more than 8,000 people estimated having attended, just about the only matter that didn’t fan the flame of emotions at the Sept. 28 Clermont City Co…
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital officially broke ground on the construction site for its new patient tower. Lake County elected officials and community members joined Orlando Health South Lake team members and clinical staff in celebrating the first milestone of the hospital’s expansion p…
Young entrepreneurs at Tavares High School and Eustis High School will learn what it takes to turn their business ideas into reality, thanks to a new program called INCubatoredu.
Supervisor of Elections Alan Hays is alerting Lake County voters to unofficial mailings from parties not affiliated with the Lake County Supervisor of Elections office. In the coming days, two organizations will have mailed information to voters that is confusing as well as frustrating.
Despite a bolt of lightning and a tremendously loud clap of thunder approximately two hours into the eight-hour long Sips ‘n’ Salsa festival held Sept. 18 at Waterfront Park in Clermont, people turned out and stayed, enjoying offerings from a variety of food trucks, events such as chihuahua …
It’s time to celebrate fall with fun on the streets of downtown Clermont, where there is always something entertaining, delicious and fun for everyone.
Montverde Academy student, Pavlos Tentomas received the $1000 Ray Goodgame Outstanding Student Leader Award at the September Chamber Breakfast.
It was good news at the Sept. 21 Minneola City Council meeting, when it was announced that the Fiscal Year 2021-22 millage rate will be 5.9, which is lower than the state allowed millage rate of 6.2836.
Lake County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) Alan Hays would like voters to be alert to individuals or groups posing as representatives of the SOE.
American Legion Post 55 has concluded its first year sponsoring the Cobras, its American Legion baseball program team. The post looks forward to next season under Coach Rick Thomas.
If this squirrel could sing, that probably would be the lyrics being wailed away on with this version of “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” from the Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern musical, “Showboat.”
Olympian Damu Cherry-Mitchell of Star Athletic LLC (right) was the keynote speaker at the Sept. 17 Chamber Breakfast in the Clermont City Center. She welcomed local Olympian Kaylin Whitney, who won a gold and bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Whitney received a standing ovation…
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Constitution Day was celebrated by members of the Daughters of the American Revolution nationwide this past Sept. 17. Across the United States, members gathered to ring a bell at 4 p.m., EST, for one full minute, to mark the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. In Lake County…
The public had more to say than did council members themselves at the Sept. 20 public meeting of the Groveland City Council, starting with Amanda Traywick, chair of the Recreation Advisory Committee, who spoke about the state of progress — actually, lack of progress — regarding Cherry Lake Park.
Although Sept. 11 is remembered as a day of tragedy, it is also a day of celebration. Even 20 years later, new life coming forth is an occasion to rejoice. This past Sept.11, Archer Templin marked his first birthday, and what better way to celebrate it than with a cake designed as the shield…
