submitted by Marty Proctor
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning improvements along U.S. 27 from north of Lake Louisa Road to north of Cluster Oak Drive in Clermont.
The purpose of this project is to repave this segment of...
Head on out to CherryLake Farms, 7836 Cheery Lake Rd., Groveland, this Saturday, 11/26, between 10 am and 4 pm, where for every Gallon Bucket of Tangerines you pick, you will be given the opportunity to donate tangerines back...
The Kiwanis Club of Clermont is seeking sponsorship for Light Up Center Lake. Each year the club maintains and improves light displays around Center Lake during the Christmas holiday. They use sponsorship dollars to fund their student and local...
Submitted by Lujo Karkovice
Loveliness merged with tenacity recently to create a new star in a local sorority chapter. Preceptor Kappa Delta, the Clermont chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, proudly crowned Jeanette Roberson as this year's Sweetheart!
Roberson, a long-time, integral...
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...
Local non-profit organization, Eight Waves, is hosting a Holiday Tour of Homes on December 17, 2022 presented by Meritage Homes and The Keewin Real Property Company. This new holiday experience will take place in Oakland and Winter Garden, where participants will...
Submitted by Tom Madden
The South Lake Pregnancy and Family Care Center recently held its first very successful Abundant Life Gala at the Mission Inn. Participants were there to celebrate and support this gem in the Clermont and surrounding...
The women of Beta Theta-ESA have been through many challenges over the past few years: a pandemic, member retention, sickness, loss and of loved ones, neglect of sisterhood and community.
Beta Theta is back, stronger than ever before and spreading...
Article and photos by Chuck Seaver
The Food Providers of South Lake County collaborated with others on November 19th at East Ridge High School, Clermont to provide the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to approximately five-hundred families. Of the...
Article and Photos by Chuck Seaver
An outpouring of food donations, care for the community and volunteer teamwork came together on Saturday, November 19th at the Northeast Regional Park of the Four Corners Community to ensure that families that...
By Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra
The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra will soon present their gala annual “Christmas & Hanukkah Concert”, with special guest conductor Carl Topilow of the Cleveland Pops.
Holiday Concert: World-renown Konstantin Dimitrov will be performing. This special holiday...
From A Long-Time Small Business Owner
Each small business owner has a dream to become successful by providing a service that is needed, recognized, and appreciated by the consumer.
The responsibilities of the small business owner are overwhelming. Things can go...
Muse Fights Hunger for the 1 in 6 Central Floridians with food insecurity thru the
generous donations of our volunteers, and community partners, providing time, products
and funding for this weekly event.
Every Monday our Community Day welcomes anyone from the community to come to...
STBM will be providing free meals to honor veterans, law enforcement, firefighters, medical personnel, and those in need on November 24th, at 11 am.
Address 145 Citrus Tower Blvd, Clermont FL 34711.
The Cooper Memorial Library will host several programs in December including a showing of a holiday movie, two concerts, and the monthly Friends Opera Club.
On Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., watch a holiday classic movie and enjoy...
by the Kiwanis Club of Clermont
We welcomed Erika Neal and Sheila Mobley this week as guest speakers and representatives of the Stuckey Community Foundation Improvement Group and O.U.R Girls.
Combined, the two non-profit organizations are focused on life improvement and...
by Chuck Seaver
The Kiwanis of Clermont K-Kids Club at Mascotte Charter School rolled up their sleeves this month to help families in the community by conducting a Food Drive to help The Neighborhood Center of South Lake with food...
submitted by the Animal League
My name is Trickster, and I am a 17-month-old male Hound/ Terrier blend looking for my furever home! I weight about 55 pounds. My favorite thing to do is to play fetch, chase my toys,...
A Movie Review By Anthony Ritter
The next Marvel movie has arrived and the hype for this movie has been massive. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the much-awaited sequel to the 2018 film Black Panther. Since the original film, Black...
Commemorating nearly two decades as a Tree City USA®, Oakland is hosting a special art and history exhibit celebrating the beauty of nature and delving into the inspiration behind Oakland’s name. “Among the Oaks” explores when the town was...
Lake Technical College is proud to announce the following Students of the Month:
Tina Sellers – Accounting Operations
Gregory Goshern - Automotive Collision Technology
Julia Youngs - Baking & Pastry Arts
Donovan Landin – Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality
...
There's a new shop in town that offers handcrafted bundt cakes in a variety of delicious flavors and sizes for all occasions.
Nothing Bundt Cakes recently held its grand opening celebration with family and friends at its shop located at 1670 SR...
Article and Photos by Linda Charlton
Revamped, re-branded and remodeled, the old Brodus Bar-B-Que in Groveland has come back to life; only now it's Donna's Real Pit Barbeque. The location is the same place it has always been, on the...
Three times each year, the Chamber of Commerce honors a local first responder with the Community Public Service Award. This award highlights police, fire and EMS personnel who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Clint Pownell, president of...
Housing for All of Lake County held its annual Housing for All forum on Nov. 17 at Clermont City Center. The forum was hosted by the City of Clermont.
Sixty business and community leaders attended, along with representation from Lake...
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United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties (UWLS) has appointed Helen G. Sneed, Principal Partner of Drive The Goal, LLC, to serve as interim CEO.
Sneed will work with the UWLS Executive Leadership and staff to design a senior management talent...
November is designated as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness month to bring awareness about the big problem the less fortunate face in society.
With the upcoming holiday season and lack of food along with rising housing costs, it can be...
Here are only a few of the happenings in South Lake this month. Check out the SLT Calendar of Events for many more upcoming happenings.
Nov 17, 18, 19 at 8 pm and Nov 20 at 3 pm
Munsters...
In the true spirit of the season, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida is giving thanks to its donors with a token of appreciation.
On Saturday, November 19, the nonprofit will host a “Thanks for Giving” event to express gratitude to donors...
November is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month. It was designated to bring awareness about the big problem the less fortunate face in society. With the upcoming holiday season and lack of food along with rising housing costs, it...
Submitted by the Kiwanis Club of Clermont
Students through the 5th grade were recognized recently with a ceremony acknowledging their accomplishments.
Terrific Kids is a Kiwanis-sponsored program that supports character building and recognizes students for modifying their behavior to become the...
OAKLAND, FL — The Oakland Police Department is proud to welcome Darron T. Esan as its new police chief. Chief Esan brings 26 years of law enforcement experience and recently retired from the Orlando Police Department at the rank...
Thanksgiving approaches on November 24th, it’s important to remember that some foods can be dangerous for pets. Veterinarian Jamie Freyer (DVM) shares her advice on safe food for pets during this holiday season:
Safe alternatives:
Green beans (raw)
Carrots (unseasoned)
...
GROVELAND - Cherrylake will be kicking off its Farm Days series by hosting a community u-pick event with food trucks, specialty mixed drinks, kids activities, a native pollinator garden, farm tractor rides, an artisan marketplace, and special access to...
You may not have voted for certain candidates, you may be upset with the results and feel your candidate should have won BUT, regardless, the voice of democracy has spoken.
Now is the time to acknowledge the results of the...
Article by Tracy Smoak,
Chuck Seaver sits in the catbird seat. There’s no doubt he occupies opportunity from many angles. He is a fifth-generation resident of Clermont. Seaver also connects to the heartbeat of the community with many volunteer activities...
Clermont Police continue to build community relations one cup of coffee at a time.
The Clermont Police Department will host the next Coffee with a Cop event from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, at Suncreek Brewery, located at 790 W....
November 16 - Meat Bingo presented by the VFW Auxiliary #5277 at 855 West DeSoto from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
November 19 - Spaghetti dinner from 4 pm - 6 pm
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spaghetti and meatballs
garlic bread
salad
dessert
$8.00 donation per person CASH...
submitted by the Groveland Historical Society and Museum
Join the Groveland Historical Society and Museum in celebrating its 15th Anniversary on Saturday, November 19th at the Groveland Historical Museum, located at 243 S Lake Ave, Groveland.
The Historical Society will thank and...
submitted by The Kiwanis Club of Clermont
A fun morning with a team effort to bring bike safety front and center for children ages 6-12. Complete with a bike safety course, helmet inspections and helmet giveaways were all part of...
On Saturday, November 12, the Clermont Police Department brought bike safety to children 6-12 years old at the Clermont Arts and Recreation Center.
The Clermont Police Rad Ride event, a free program, educated the kids on bike safety, provided helmet fittings...
Submitted by the Animal League
Buzz Lightyear doesn’t know he’s special needs but he might know he’s super special!
Being a staff favorite, Mr. Lightyear has been with us for 5 long months as he gained strength and has gone through...
Improvements to Clermont’s Black Box Theater have been completed just in time for the curtain to go up on the first show of the season.
The Black Box Theater, a 192-seat intimate space in the Clermont Performing Arts Center, will...
submitted by the Clermont Historical Society
The Clermont Historical Society hosted its 5th annual Heritage Day Festival on Saturday, November 5th on the grounds of the Clermont Historic Village. The fun-filled day included old-time games for children of all ages...
Officers from the William A. Suggs Memorial VFW Post 5277, Clermont joined the ladies of the Clermont Woman's Club for their November meeting. Commander Nelson spoke about the VFW, the difference between Veteran's Day and Memorial Day and the...
by Chuck Seaver, South Lake Tablet
Ray Boutique, located at 694 West Montrose Street in historic downtown Clermont, officially opened its doors on November 9. The South Lake Chamber of Commerce officiated at the ribbon cutting and Tropical Storm Nicole...
Orlando Health has received approval from the state Agency for Health Care Administration to provide acute hospital-level care in adult patients’ homes.
Orlando Health Hospital Care at Home launches in February 2023. The program will be available to Orlando Health...
Downtown Clermont presents Candy Cane Lane from 10 am to 4 pm. on Saturday, November 12. Come check out the Holiday Craft and Gift Show and enjoy music, food trucks, sweets and treats, shopping, dining, and your Pictures with...
Tis” the season to be jolly and what better way to celebrate, than to visit with Santa Claus.
Santa Claus will journey down from the North Pole, all the way to Clermont on Saturday, November 12th, and will be at the Belk...