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Lake County Fair wins multiple awards

The Lake County Fair, Eustis, Florida received four Award of Excellence in the Hall of Honor Communications contest during the International Association of Fairs and Expositions 2021 Virtual Awards Show. Those awards included… _First Place – “Out of the Box…

City of Tavares Awarded $6 Million for infrastructure and workforce training

City officials on Friday, October 29, declared the day an exciting one in Tavares, America’s Seaplane City, as Governor Ron DeSantis visited to personally present them with a check for $6 million. During a press conference, Gov. DeSantis announced that…

Park at Clermont Arts and Recreation Center to be perked

The Clermont Arts & Recreation Center has been selected as one of two winning projects in the 2021 Niagara Perk Your Park Contest from Niagara Bottling in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). “We did it. Thank…

Beacon College’s “A World of Difference” will air tonight on PBS

Beacon College’s award-winning television program, “A World of Difference,” will air on a PBS station for the first time when it debuts Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 10:30 p.m., on WUCF TV. This special is airing in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. One in five children in the U.S.…

Leesburg Partnership introduces 2021-2022 Board of Directors, honors locals for “giving back.”

The Leesburg Partnership recently hosted its 2020-2021 27th Annual Awards and Installation Dinner at the beautiful Venetian Gardens, where Leesburg citizens, organizations and businesses were recognized for all they’ve done for the community. “Thank you all for being here tonight…

Leesburg part of global Oct. 16 walk against human trafficking

Florida is ranked 3rd in the nation for human trafficking, and Leesburg is taking part in a day of global awareness and local action in the fight against human trafficking and modern-day slavery by being one of many communities worldwide…

Hospital reports positive sign: a steady decline of COVID-19 patients

AdventHealth’s COVID-19 patient census continued to drop this week to about 660 patients hospitalized across hospitals in Lake, Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Polk, Volusia and Flagler counties, the hospital system says in a news release, adding this figure is less than…

City of Clermont and Clermont Police Department to Host National Night Out Event

The City of Clermont invites you to get to know local law enforcement with a night of entertainment and obstacle courses. Join the Clermont Police Department and other local agencies 5-8 p.m. Tues., Oct. 5 at Waterfront Park, 330 3rd…

Audrey Gregory named president, CEO for AdventHealth

Audrey Gregory, Ph.D., has been named president/CEO for AdventHealth in Lake, Flagler, and Volusia counties. Gregory will assume leadership on Oct. 25, and report to Randy Haffner, president/CEO for the Central Florida Division. Most recently, she served as the group…

Veterans Banners Return to Eustis and Debut in Umatilla

For local radio personality Billy Matthews, the banner hanging in Downtown Eustis last year to honor his father’s military service was an emotional sight. “I appreciated my dad’s military banner hanging in Eustis last year” says Billy, who hosts the…