Feature Story & Photos by Larry H. Oskin
The Clermont HOPE Center is celebrating its grand opening with an open house and tours on Saturday,...
Groveland’s Future Land Use Map ambitiously designates more than 50% of its land to conservation and agriculture. Out of all the City’s diverse environmental...
Pastfinders of South Lake would like to announce this year's conference registration is NOW open to the public. This conference will be virtual, with...
The Plant of the Month for April 2021 for the Cooper Memorial Library is a Bromelaid.(Bromeliaceae, scientific name)
Bromeliads are a member of the pineapple...
Congratulations to Thomas Battisto, chosen as Kiwanis Club of Clermont's Member of the Month.
Thom has not only been a huge asset to the club...
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has selected Jennifer Grafton, MBA, CPA, as the hospital’s new chief financial officer effective April 1, 2021. Grafton transitioned...
A new non-profit initiative has hit Central Florida. Cast Co-op, located at Cagan Crossings in Clermont, supports hospitality industry workers impacted by the pandemic...
Sharon Keys and Paula Hoisington of the Lincoln Park South Lake Alliance were guest speakers at a recent Kiwanis Club of Clermont meeting.
The Lincoln...
Feature Story and Photos By Larry H. Oskin
Clermont Culver’s celebrated its grand re-opening on a beautiful spring morning. Its new owners, managers and team...
Toni Bell Rescoe, Beta Theta's 2020-2021 President, had a memorable year. She was installed on Zoom and held all of the meetings in front of...
Kiwanis Club of Clermont welcomed Brian Broadway founder of Find, Feed & Restore to a recent meeting. A check was presented to him to...
Save the date to celebrate Earth Day in Clermont.
The City of Clermont’s annual Clermont Earth Day Lake Clean-Up and Festival is scheduled for Sat.,...
Lake County will be offering first doses of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine at the state-supported immunization site at Lake Square Mall until Tuesday, May...
As the district slowly prepares to close out the 2020-21 school year, leaders are also making plans for next school year. That includes administrative...
Pastor Bill Bernoir has experienced a set of emotionally discouraging circumstances which has left him needing the help of his church and community. Last...
Members of the Clermont Historical Society and Historic Village volunteers invite one and all to tour the completely open Village. Since reopening after the...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Ellen Korbin purchased property in 2005 on Citrus Tower Blvd. and built the Café Boquett Restaurant featuring gourmet...
Cole Rountree was recently featured in Bassmaster Magazine as one of twelve high school Top Anglers in the country.
Over 300 applications were submitted from 34...
Lake County Schools has scheduled 2021 high school graduation dates for the end of May and early June. All graduation ceremonies will be face-to-face...
Article and Photos by Carl Gordon
Hit triple 7’s in Vegas and you go home with a jackpot … go to 777 Montrose Street in...
Articles and Photos By Ted Luebbers
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 on April 8, announced that EAA National has selected this chapter to award a...
submitted by the Animal League
My name is Cookie, and I am a 1-year-old female Hound Blend. I am on the smaller side and weigh about...
Feature Story & Photos By: Larry H. Oskin
Home Instead Senior Care celebrated its official grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the South...
Business owners in the greater South Lake area are invited to schedule first and second vaccinations at their facilities.
The Clermont Fire Department and the...
Lake County Schools, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Lake, will offer the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to...
At the April South Lake Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, board chairmember Pat Caracciolo of Pat the Dog welcomed attendees. This month's host was Sonny's BBQ.
Trish...
The Florida Department of Health in Lake County (DOH-Lake) COVID-19 Immunization sites revised schedule for the week of April 19th, 2021 till further notice:
DOH-Lake...
The Clermont Police Department invites the public to its first department updates presentation.
The event begins at 6 p.m. Mon., April 19 at the Clermont...
IMG Citrus, a family-owned, vertically integrated citrus grower, packer, and shipper in Vero Beach, FL, announced the acquisition of a large citrus grove in...
SCORE Mid-Florida serves small businesses in Florida's Sumter, Marion, and Lake Counties.
Learn from the experts - The strong team of skilled and experienced mentors helps...
Lake County’s fertilizer ordinance is intended to help reduce nutrient-loading in urban landscapes by adding application restrictions while utilizing Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM principles. The ordinance,...
The Clermont High School Alumni Scholarship Committee and the CHS Reunion Committee are excited to announce two $1,000 scholarship recipients for 2020-21. Congratulations to...
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida recently welcomed Kari Vargas to its board of directors.
Vargas is AdventHealth’s Market CEO for the West Orange...
~ District has funded more than 225 ag cost-share projects since 2012 ~
Fifteen agricultural projects will share in cost-share funds from two different funding...
The Lake County Office of Housing and Human Services is requesting grant applications to provide as much as $25,000 in support of youth intervention/prevention...
A group of former professional and Major League Baseball players and coaches joined together to create an unprecedented baseball event for Central Florida. The...
Feature Story and photos by Larry H. Oskin
Precision Integrative Medicine celebrated its official grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the South Lake...
Lake County will be accepting walk-in appointments for the first and second dose Pfizer vaccine beginning Monday, April 19, at the Lake Square Mall...
It’s teatime! Treat mom to a uniquely British tradition this Mother’s Day at the Orlando Cat Café on Sunday, May 9. During this two-hour...
Looking back since my last update, I am even more proud to represent the great people of Lake County. We’ve banded together in our...
Article and Photos by Carl Gordon
Montverde’s Kirk Park is one of the best-kept secrets in Lake County, featuring plenty of shade trees with Spanish...
Lake County and the Florida Region of USA Volleyball will host the nation’s largest collegiate beach volleyball tournament at the Hickory Point Beach sand...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Sunshine Book Co. recently opened at 647 Lake Avenue in Downtown Clermont, across from the Clermont City Center....
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
The Clermont Performing Arts Center is host to the Moonlight Players’ performances of Godspell on April 16-18....
Tomoka Chapter held its April meeting at the American Legion building on West DeSoto Street. Martha Nolte conducted the meeting in the absence of Regent...
Feature Story & Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Charity Across South Lake is now actively working to bring our entire community together to share complimentary...
On Thursday, April 22, two sessions will be held by ZOOM for parents of incoming kindergarten students.
Sessions will be held at 5:30 pm and...
Department of Education asks students, staff to wear purple on April 21 in support of military children
April is recognized nationally as the Month of...
Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
Jack's BBQ was a local favorite for over 70 years -- since 1952. The previous owners retired...
A groundbreaking ceremony officially kicked off construction on the state-of-the-art Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute (FCS) in Clermont. The building will be located...