Eustis News

Several communities have scheduled Memorial Day services featuring military tributes and speakers, honoring those who fought for freedom and gave their lives in battle.

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 Lake County bicyclist suffered minor injuries Friday after he was hit by a deputy's pickup, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Looking for a different type of community event, the Eustis Chamber of Commerce got creative and came up with the BlueZberry Fest & All That Jazz.

But the Eustis and Mount Dora police chiefs said the numbers in the audit don't add up.

Two Lake County school makeovers are expected to cost up to $3 million than originally planned, sparking outrage from School Board members.

Parents and caregivers of children with special needs can now get a free break, thanks to a new kids program at First Presbyterian Church of Eustis through a partnership with Nathaniel's Hope, an Orlando-based outreach organization.

It's been a week since the Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Tourist Railroad started selling tickets for rides aboard the Cannonball steam locomotive from the newly rebuilt train depot and operations manager Neil Bagaus is pleased with the response.

A fiery redhead who served as assistant police chief in Eustis and a hospital administrator, Vicki L. Wade Rodgers was always a fighter.

"You can take them anywhere. You don't have any mess - just take a box of pencils and a sketch pad," said Clayton, above right, who this week wrapped up a six-week colored-pencil class at the Lake Eustis Museum of Art.

Lake Technical Center, which trains students for careers in a variety of fields, will assist them in job searches Wednesday with its first Career Fair.

Consider this scenario: You've been involved in a vicious lawsuit for five years.

Interested in learning the ins and outs of the Eustis Police Department? If so, now is the time to apply for the 2013 Citizens Police Academy.

In Idaho, Kansas or Nebraska, she journeys along back roads to find the right combination of trees or a storybook barn and then waits until the all-important clouds join the composition.

I've been going to the monthly First Fridays at FAVO since its inception in 2011, and it has now grown to 19 once-upon-a-time-motel rooms full of artists.

Heroic action by Mario Maglione Jr., former safety crew member at Kankakee County Speedway, saved the life of an Orlando, Fla., man who was burned badly in an electrical fire on Thursday.

Dr. Nabeel T. Jabbour, an Arab Christian author, is coming to New Hope Presbyterian Church in Eustis on Sunday with a message about bringing the Gospel to followers of Islam.

Joyce Hamlin, director, leads Lake County Ladies Chorus practice at First United Methodist Church in Eustis.

An investigation found that meth was being sold and manufactured at 205 W. Chesley Ave.