ROXANNE BROWN
Staff Writer
CLERMONT --
At first glance, Silas "Sy" Harger looks perfectly healthy. What people don't know about the happy, energetic, fun-loving, 4-year-old boy is that Sy suffers from a rare disease called eosinophilic esophagitis, an illness that may cause severe allergic ...
THERESA CAMPBELL
Staff Writer
Lake County's latest unemployment rate is 12 percent, which is nearly double the 6.6 percent in July 2008.
Workforce Central Florida said it may be awhile before single-digit unemployment returns.
Unemployment rates are not projected to reach 6 percent or l ...
BRAD BUCK
Staff Writer
CLERMONT -- Police were busy Monday investigating two armed robberies, less than two hours apart, both along State Road 50.
Authorities were looking for two men in connection with the robberies, said Capt. Jon Johnson of the Clermont Police Department.
A man walked ...
ROXANNE BROWN
Staff Writer
CLERMONT --
With work and renovations nearly completed, the Historic Village in downtown Clermont soon will be making history of its own.
Assistant City Manager Darren Gray said the village's official dedication, which is planned for Oct. 2, will mark years of ...
LARRY ELL
Staff Writer
LEESBURG -- Seven Lake County schools have received prestigious recognition for harnessing the energy and talents of their many supporters.
The Educational Foundation of Lake County announced that Beverly Shores Elementary, Clermont Elementary, Cypress Ridge Element ...
ROXANNE BROWN
Staff Writer
CLERMONT -- The South Lake Democratic Club had something to celebrate last Thursday other than an election.
The club held a grand opening for its new home at 889 Montrose Street, at the corner of West Avenue.
The celebration, which began at 10 a.m., gave the com ...
LARRY ELL
Staff Writer
Lake County students may have only completed their first week of school, but their path to success has been in the works for a lot longer.
For educators at Treadway Elementary School in Leesburg, efforts to maximize student achievement were rewarded when Florida Com ...
LARRY ELL
Staff Writer
Each of Lake County's seven high schools will be getting 100 new computers as part of a renewed effort to refresh the school system's aging technology.
School board members approved the $525,000 expense for 700 laptops.
According to Chief Financial Officer Carol Ma ...
BRAD BUCK
Staff Writer
Students returned to classes this week at Lake-Sumter Community College and paid nearly 8 percent more than last year.
Fees for college courses continue an upward climb. The same goes for the state's 11 public universities, all of which boosted their tuition by 15 per ...
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