Minneola News

When his house ignited April 2, the stucco worker was caught in a fight between a city fire department trying to make a political point and a county fire department whose territory stretches farther than its budget.

A man, whose name and age has not been released, shot himself in the head at about 6:30 p.m. after parking a silver vehicle behind the small town's joint police and Fire Rescue complex on Oakland Avenue.

Bayli Silberstein will wrap up her final year at Leesburg's Carver Middle School in a month, but she's excited about finally moving ahead with a club to combat bullying, discrimination and harassment based on students' sexual orientation.

The 7A-2 regional quarterfinal baseball game between Harmony and Lake Minneola has been postponed until Monday at 6 p.m. The game originally was scheduled to be played Thursday at Harmony but was postponed by rain.

The city has officially opened a new park for four-legged nature lovers and some might say it's about doggone time.

The Longhorns wil host Dr. Phillips Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the second round. Dr. Phillips beat Apopka, 18-6. Osceola beat Lake Minneola, 5-0, Friday to win the 7A-5 district baseball championship.