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City of Clermont Launches Rise Clermont to Promote Business and Community Engagement

The City of Clermont announces the official launch of Rise Clermont, a city-led business and community initiative. The city invites businesses, nonprofit organizations and residents to help accelerate the city’s economic recovery by joining this collaborative movement, which had a…

Lake County launches COVID-19 locator of local testing sites

Lake County has implemented an online testing site locator tool to allow users to find COVID-19 testing sites in the area, according to a news release. Users can enter their address and quickly identify where the closest testing site is, the type…

Lake County launches “Reopen Lake” website to guide community through recovery

Lake County launched its “Reopen Lake” website at ReopenLake.com, outlining a detailed public health plan to guide residents, businesses and stakeholders through this recovery process. Reopen Lake is Lake County’s plan for restoring economic stability with special consideration to public…

Clermont launches semi-virtual meetings; public may ask questions, watch online

The city of Clermont is launching semi-virtual City Council meetings until further notice. The first one will be at 6:30pm Tuesday, April 14. The meetings will be hosted via Zoom video conferencing and broadcast live on Clermont’s YouTube channel at…

Fit to a T: Sunday Cool launches #SupportLocal to aid businesses

Local businesses are trying on a fundraiser for size. Sunday Cool, a custom T-shirt company in Tavares, has created the #SupportLocal campaign to help small businesses across the nation that are financially affected by the COVID-19 virus. The fundraising platform…

AdventHealth launches coronavirus information line

Floridians can get information about the coronavirus and speak to a nurse through a new phone service. AdventHealth is launching the free service, 877-VIRUSHQ, for anyone who has questions about COVID-19, according to a news release. The line is available…

LSSC launches Lakehawk Service Day

Lake-Sumter State College established its inaugural Lakehawk Service Day with some 1,000 hours of community service across Lake and Sumter counties. “We hope this day will ignite fervor for service across our community,” says Toni Upchurch, public speaking and journalism…