Astatula News

A small business owner and accountant will fill the two vacant seats on the town council.

Elections will take place Tuesday for municipalities in Sumter County -- Bushnell, Center Hill, Coleman, Webster and Wildwood.

Tuesday is election day in Sumter County and in the small town of Astatula in Lake County.

Canine Companions' Linda Mucha and friend are pictured discussing the tasks performed by a canine companion at a recent meeting of Summit Greens Women's Club.

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An inmate at the Lake Correctional Institution near Clermont tipped off investigators about a prison employee bringing narcotics into the facility, according to newly released details stemming from the arrest of a worker at the facility on Thursday.

A human resources counselor at Lake Correctional Institution is being investigated for suspicion of smuggling crack cocaine and other contraband into the facility, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

A woman who works at the Lake Correctional State Prison in Clermont is in jail, accused of smuggling drugs, cash and phones to inmates.

Hungry for jobs, the county will pay cash incentives to two businesses that plan to open in Lake County in the next two months.

If someone were to ask you what to do when a traffic light turns red, you would most likely say "stop." Whether you're a seasoned motorist or bicyclist, many traffic laws are no-brainers. But if you were asked how many feet do you give a cyclist when you pass one on the roadway, would you know the answer? "The vast majority of drivers don't know ...

Hungry for jobs, the county will pay cash incentives to two businesses that plan to open in Lake County in the next two months.

Lake County hopes to win nearly $4 million in federal grants to build fire stations in communities where response times are slow.

Many Lake County children living less than two miles from school will still probably be able to catch the bus this fall.

Many Lake County children living less than two miles from school will still probably be able to catch the bus this fall.

Presenter: Jeffrey Pindelski This webcast will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied daily fireground survival.

A Lake County firefighter was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center after sustaining injuries while putting out a mobile home fire in Astatula.

C utting budgets is not about clipping the low-hanging fruit. It's about looking farther up and finding the branches that can be pruned without killing the tree.