Mount Dora News

When it comes to saving water, city leaders say it's time to practice what they preach -- starting with the front lawn at City Hall.

Eight years ago, David Kornreich's son decided he wanted to leave private school to attend a public high school.

Workforce Central Florida has announced it has given more than $51,500 in employed worker training awards to 13 local businesses and agencies that will be used to help train 177 employees.

IceHouse Theatre 's summer performance-camp participants will present Wind in the Willows at 7 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Almost everything inside Horsley Jewelers is on sale, and the shop is busier now than it has been in years.

You won't hear a better orchestra anywhere in Florida -- that is what founders of the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra say.

Q We live in a homeowners association with 42 homes. We understand if your neighbor's tree falls on your property, it is your responsibility to pay for any damages that it causes to your property.

Jul. 14--"When most people think of tourism in Florida, they think of Walt Disney World and the Orlando theme parks," writes Jennifer L. Codding in The Ocklawaha Hotel.

Deputies are searching for a man who they believe shot and killed a Sorrento resident late Saturday night.

A North Carolina-based development company faces one of its final hurdles this week in its proposal to build hundreds of homes on hilly pastureland near Wolf Branch and Britt roads.

The LakeXpress bus service recently added a third route to cover stops in Mount Dora and the southern city limits of Eustis.

Bring the family out for an afternoon fundraiser Saturday to benefit the American Cancer Society's Apopka Cancer Resource Center, which services the tri-county area of Lake, Orange and Seminole.

The watercolor paintings of Farhana Hussain fuse a 500-year-old Indian art style and American inspiration with a contemporary feeling.

Kevin Armstrong was shot by Mount Dora police on March 17, 2008 after he fired while they were attempting to serve an arrest warrant.

A "World Cultural Exploration" series hosted by the Lake County 4-H program will continue with a presentation about the Peace Corps from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Lake County Agricultural Center, 1951 ...

Denny Langwell, a literacy coach and teacher trainer for Pine Ridge Elementary in Clermont, was named 2008 Lake County Literacy Coach of the Year.

Lake Circuit Judge Lawrence J. Semento departed Friday for a climbing adventure in Tanzania with his 25-year-old daughter, Kara, an English teacher at Mount Dora High School.

The Cubies are back. After skipping a year, the IceHouse Theatre again awarded ice-cube-shaped awards Saturday.

LakeXpress, a Lake County bus line, added a new route through Mount Dora on Tuesday, offering free rides until Aug.

Looking for a free ride? Lake County's bus service has your ticket -- at least for the next month in Mount Dora.