Judges look for the cream of the crop at Mount Dora Arts Festival
MOUNT DORA — Amid all the hoopla that surrounds the 39th Annual Mount Dora Arts Festival, one question pops up the most, "Why did the...
Clermont homeless ministry robbed of cash, laptops in 'smash-and-grab'
CLERMONT -- A Lake County group that helps the homeless began cleaning up Tuesday aftern police said someone broke in overnight and stole...
Leesburg Target store closing after almost 22 years
LEESBURG — It's the end of an era that started with a sendoff from a soap-opera star. The Target store at the Lake Square Mall opened...
Faith-based organization New Beginnings' losses put at $3,500 after break-in
CLERMONT — New Beginnings, a faith-based organization whose mission is to help the homeless and unemployed in south Lake, was left with...
Lake School Board should go in house with legal services
The School Board on Monday likely will rubber-stamp the superintendent's automatic recommendation to rehire with the same outside lawyer...
Montverde Academy tournament draws top basketball teams from U.S.
MONTVERDE — Ben Simmons, right, a talented 6-foot-9 player who has committed to LSU, will lead Montverde Academy's powerhouse basketball...
Clermont to build police station at site of huge church complex city is buying
CLERMONT — City Council members have made the first big decision about what it will do with the 45-plus-acre mega-church complex the city...
Volunteers lovingly restoring PEAR Park
LEESBURG — For decades, the property was home to state-sponsored research into watermelon and grapes research. Now, 268 acres of the...
'Smokey Joe's Café' opens at Mount Dora's Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse
MOUNT DORA — They revolutionized pop music and rock 'n' roll, revitalized the careers of The Drifters, wrote 24 songs that charted for...
Lake Square Mall buyer has controversial record trying to save sinking malls
LEESBURG — The winner of an auction to buy the Lake Square Mall is a self-described savior of sinking malls, but his efforts don't always...
