Tavares News

Tour some of the most elaborately decorated homes in Mount Dora. Photo: Courtesy of Grand Southern Events.com The annual Mount Dora Christmas Tour of Homes invites you to come in and see six of the most festive and beautifully decorated homes in all of Mount Dora.

With slain Broward Sheriff's Office Sgt. Chris Reyka on their minds and in their hearts, the men and women who patrol the streets of Broward County will gather to memorialize the fallen deputy Monday at the Walgreens where he was gunned down Aug.

To the 6,311 people who took the time to vote in last Tuesday's municipal elections, we applaud you.

From left, 11-year-olds Lucy Flack and Hallie Pittner, 9-year-old Emily Williams, and 11-year-old Ben Sullivan join their parents in protesting government healthcare reforms in front of the Tavares judicial complex on Friday, July 17, 2009.

At their wedding in Las Vegas three years ago, the Volls were all alone -- so this time they decided to do it right.

Counting all of Lake County's votes took little more than an hour Tuesday night after the polls closed at 7 p.m. because of low voter turnout.

Folks in Washington like to talk about what's happening on Main Street U.S.A., but on Main Street in Tavares folks aren't too happy about what's happening in Washington! Echoing Tea Party protests from around the nation, about a dozen of Tavares' Tea Party Patriots took to Main Street on Wednesday to voice their opposition to the recently rolled ...

Eyewitness News found a $20 million parking garage that's virtually empty. Ralph Smith and Vance Jochim are serious-minded business men, but they can still appreciate the scenery.

Caption 1- A lone house sits among empty, unsold lots in a subdivision in Tavares on Thursday.

Matt Massey of Lakewood, Co., only registered four fish during the first day of competition at the 2009 Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats on the Harris Chain of Lakes out of Tavares, Fla., but he made them count, totaling 14 pounds, 12 ounces, good enough to take a modest lead in the amateur ...

JWisdom.com Wisdom and Wonks With Rabbi Eytan Feiner Oct. 23, 2009 Rabbi David Aaron : Are you ready for the ultimate pleasure? Oct.

"Uncle" Ed Muscare is back in jail. Midtown Miscreant points out a TV news report out of Florida that the former children's show host and registered sex offender violated his probation by using the Internet and also by moving to South Carolina without telling the sheriff's department.

TAVARES, Fla. On the YouTube video-sharing Web site, Edward Muscare is known by his user name "Edarem," and his recordings show an older man lip syncing and singing songs such as Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman." Many of them have drawn hundreds of thousands of page views.

His chance will come Oct. 28-30, when he and 54 other anglers compete in the Bassmaster Federation Nation Championship presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats, on the Harris Chain of Lakes out of Tavares, Fla.

An anonymous complaint led Volusia County narcotics agents to a home methamphetamine lab Sunday morning near New Smyrna Beach that resulted in two narcotics arrests.

More than 200 people packed the Tavares Civic Center Monday to ask U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, how the health care bill would affect their lives.

Do you need a showroom for your business? Do you need warehouse space with roll up door access? This new commercial building has it all! There are 6 units available with 1600 square feet each and up to 3 can be combined for a larger space.

Southeast Fabricators, a company specializing in fabricated products for the alternative energy, military, telecommunications and aviation industries, has relocated its operations from Tavares to DeBary in Volusia County.

A A Grayson, a hero for the Democrats? A A Oct. 12: Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., talks about his status as the rising star of the Democratic Party due to his outspoken opposition to the GOP health care plan.

TAVARES, Fla. - The congressman who made waves by saying Republicans' health care plan is to hope sick people "die quickly" is holding a town hall meeting on health care.