Music Artist Collin Raye Will Take The Stage at 4 pm Today (Saturday, March 10th)
At 4 pm, contemporary country music artist Collin Raye will take the stage to perform his hits “On the Verge,” “One Boy, One Girl,” “What...
Clermont Toastmasters held their International Speech and Table Topics contests during their February 26th meeting. The top two contestants from each of these events move on to the Area Contest which will be held Saturday, March 24th in Leesburg.
Contest...
Chefs Trish and Bo Sharon, founders of Lucky’s Market, became friends while attending the cooking program at the Art Institute of Los Angeles. The friendship evolved into a mutual love of food and each other.
In 2002, the Sharon’s were...
Robotics Students Win STEM Research Florida State Championship
with TheirDrone Initiative Project and Fundraise to Provide Donation
Sheriff Peyton Grinnell and members of the Lake County Sheriff's Office accepted the donation of a Phantom 3 drone from Montverde Academy’s robotics team...
Submitted by Marty Proctor
This week the Groveland City Council interviewed the final five potential candidates for the City Manager position. The Council showed solidarity in offering Mike Hein, the position as permanent City Manager in a 5-0 unanimous vote. ...
Submitted by Jim Pickering
This week’s parkrun took place in beautiful bright sunshine and crisp temperatures. Runners got to deal with a rather brisk headwind during their last mile, but there were no complaints, considering what the weather was like...
Hanover Family Builders celebrated the grand opening of their new Ardmore Reserve community, located at 1321 Blarney St., Minneola on Saturday, February 24. Members of the South Lake Chamber of Commerce, family and friends welcomed the residential builders into...
February was National Children’s Dental Health Month, and Dr. Chaz Pike was busily spreading the word.
Doctor Pike and his staff of All Aspects Dental in Oakland visited elementary schools in the Central Florida area to teach the students the...
Project Scholars presents the 20th Annual Pig on the Pond Community Festival in Clermont’s Waterfront Park from March 9 – March 11.
Pig On The Pond is an event of Project Scholars, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which provides educational scholarships...
Elevate Lake, in partnership with Lake County Schools, Lake-Sumter State College, Lake Technical College and Beacon College, is hosting the 5th Annual Partners for Success: Skills Showcase. The event will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28...
Clermont Council Member Ray Goodgame Speaks Out on EMS Ambulance Service
Clermont Residents,
Everyone needs to take notice and if the following information disturbs you, come to the next Clermont City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 13 and voice your concern.
Lake...
The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra will hold its last two concerts on March 15-16 and April 19-20.
On Thursday, March 15 in Eustis at the Epiphany Celebration Anglican Church and Friday, March 16 in Clermont at the Family Christian Center,...
The City of Groveland continues to be one of the top five safest cities to live where its residents enjoy a lower than average crime rate.
Groveland Police Department
In March of 2017, the city of Groveland proudly named Shawn Ramsey...
The Clermont Downtown Partnership will host an exciting new Downtown Clermont Tin Lizzie event with over 150 Model T Fords and other antique cars assembled from across the USA on Thursday, March 8, from 11 am to 1 pm...
Retired Circuit Judge C. Jeffery Arnold is the grandson of J. Ray Arnold, one of Lake County’s most influential pioneers.
J. Ray founded the largest sawmill in the Southeast United States. During the years the mill ran, nearly around the...
The Clermont Woman’s Club is excited to sponsor its 16th Annual South Lake Family Expo. All proceeds will help raise funds for scholarships in Lake County and local charities.
The fun-filled day includes local vendors, seminars on health and topics of...
Every non-profit organization is interested in raising money. Let Belk stores help you by participating in its upcoming Charity Day Sale event. Start your Spring season off right, plan early, to get your 501c3 organization involved in this exciting event.
The Charity Day Sale is a...
The Clermont Downtown Partnership will be hosting their Annual Spring Clermont Yard Sale in conjunction with their weekly Farmer’s Market on Sunday, March 18, from 9 am to 2 pm on Seventh Street near Montrose Street in Downtown Clermont....
If you are wondering what’s going on at Bubba Catfish House, wonder no more.
Angler’s Alley Fish House & Vintage Bar, a seafood restaurant, will be replacing Bubba’s at 1800 South 27, Clermont.
And, the Wait is Over
Lucky’s Market will...
Congratulations to the Clermont Environmental Services Team
Mayor Gail Ash and the City Council congratulated the Clermont Environmental Services Director Dennis Westrick and the Water Management Team on receiving the prestigious 2017 Plant Operations Excellence Award from the Florida Department...
Highlights of the Clermont City Council Meeting – Tuesday, February 27
First Baptist Church of Clermont
City Council reviewed and approved the request of the First Baptist Church of Clermont to build a church campus on a 38-acre vacant piece of...
Clermont’s Chief of Police Chuck Broadway was a recent guest speaker at the South Lake County Historical Society. The Police Chief was a New York City Police Officer and a first responder during the September 11 terrorist attacks on...
Submitted by Hilary Allen, Athletic Director
Week in Review (February 26-March 2)
Monday, February 26
Girls Tennis Team won 8 – 0 against Eustis. The Boys Tennis Team lost to Eustis.
Lyman won the Girls Lacrosse match 12 – 3.
The...
Recently the East Ridge Middle School Spartabots competed in the VEX Robotics State Competition in Tampa and won the State Design Award.
The VEX Robotics Competition offers unique and challenging team-based games that put middle school students' engineering and technology...
On February 17, Clermont Mayor Gail Ash held her monthly “Coffee and Conversation” at Corelli’s Italian Restaurant, located at 1042 E. Hwy 50, Clermont. The popular Italian restaurant will soon have an additional shop next to the Moonlight Players...
The Hills of Minneola will be one of the most significant developments in South Lake County. The 1,834 (+/-) acre master planned community will be occupying all four quadrants of the newest section of the Florida Turnpike interchange near...
Submitted by James Pickering
Saturday’s 5k parkrun saw 106 participants emerge from the early morning fog to cross the finish line on the South Lake trail near Lake Hiawatha Preserve. Perennial local favorite Luiz Prestes was running his 50th parkrun...
Andrea Colby has been named Director of Communications at Montverde Academy.
Colby is a seasoned communications professional with experience in public and media relations, event management, and fundraising. She joins Montverde Academy from Real Life Christian Academy (RLCA), where she...
Clermont Woman’s Club held its annual purse auction at its February meeting at the Clubhouse on 655 W.Broome Street Clermont. Members shopped, collected and donated over 50 purses to be auctioned for charity.
The Clermont Woman’s Club has been contributing...
Submitted by Hilary Allen, Athletic Director
Lake Minneola High School Sports - Week in Review (February 11-17)
Monday, February 12
The Boys Basketball team won their first game in the District Tournament against West Port, 86 – 81.
Tuesday, February 13
The...
Beta Theta is a chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International (ESA), a leadership and service organization that brings people together to make a difference.
Since 1979, Beta Theta has been holding fundraisers and distributing all the proceeds to charitable organizations...
Submitted by Martin Proctor
On January 10 Groveland City Council officially removed George Rosario from office as Mayor of Groveland by a 3-0 vote (see details). At the next meeting, Vice Mayor Dina Sweatt was sworn in as Mayor. Her...