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Steven Smith, MD, Named Chief Scientific Officer for AdventHealth

AdventHealth has named Steven Smith, MD, as chief scientific officer for the system. In this new role, Dr. Smith will provide scientific as well as research oversight and operational leadership across the company. Dr. Smith will continue to lead research…

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…

Eustis Heights Elementary’s Shannon Clark named Lake County Schools 2022 Teacher of the Year

Shannon Clark, a fourth grade Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Eustis Heights Elementary, is the 2022 Lake County Schools Teacher of the year. Clark, a Mount Dora resident who has been teaching for seven years, was announced the…

Villages Elementary teacher named Music Educator of the Year

Rosemary Pilonero, music teacher at The Villages Elementary School, is has been named the 2021 Elementary Music Educator of the Year by the Florida Music Education Association (FMEA). Each year since 1989, FMEA honors a different music educator for outstanding…

Six Lake County Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

Six Lake County students have been named semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. One semifinalist is from East Ridge High School, two are from Eustis High School, and three are from Montverde Academy. The six semifinalists are…

Book Club: ‘Luna, a Dog Named After the Moon’

Villager Diane Dean helps a puppy ‘tell’ her story about living in Hollywood. Diane Dean has written short stories about animals like horses, cats and goldfish. But she was uniquely inspired by her son’s family dog, Luna, and their life…

Fred Anderson named football coach at First Academy-Leesburg

First Academy-Leesburg has appointed Fred Anderson as the fourth head football coach in program history. Fred, 46, served as defensive coordinator the previous two years and is a full-time math teacher at the academy. He has 19 years of coaching experience,…

Clermont’s Jennifer Pierce named 2019 Fire Marshal of the Year

Clermont’s Jennifer Pierce has been named the 2019 Florida Fire Marshal of the Year. The Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association (FFMIA) presented Pierce with the honor during the Florida Fire Prevention Conference Nov. 4 in Daytona Beach. Clermont Fire…

Venom 2 Unit members named Fire Officers of the Year

Three members of Lake County Fire Rescue’s Venom 2 Unit have snapped up a major award. Lt. Jason Rivera, Lt. Bobby Ford, and Lt. Jeff Sacco were honored as the 2019 Fire Officers of the Year during the recent First…

Firetruck to be named in late assistant chief’s honor

A former assistant chief will be honored with a firetruck dedication by the Lake County Public Safety Department’s Fire Rescue Division. Jack Fillman served the citizens of Lake County for 15 years and continued to work until just weeks before…