Minneola News

South Lake County will see some changing of the guards, especially in Mascotte and Minneola, where the city's top spots were up for election.

Halloween weekend began with area law enforcement agencies launching a pre-emptive strike on dangerous driving.

Hits and Misses is a weekly opportunity for the Daily Commercial's editorial board to share with readers its views on activities by local residents and organizations or recent decisions handed down by government.

Against the wishes of dozens of Minneola residents, employees and South Lake County residents, the City Council voted to accept City Manager Sam Oppelaar's resignation.

Dee Strickland and Stephen Kopp, owners of A Zing Zap Cleaning Service, have made it their passion to clean for a reason.

This week has been spectacularly bad for city managers. When one gets shoved out, it's as if every city council member in every little town suddenly realizes that it's possible to boot the manager, and the bowling pins start exploding all over the alley.

Clermont begins its 125th anniversary celebration today, Friday, Oct 16, at the South Lake Chamber of Commerce breakfast at Jenkins Auditorium in historic downtown Clermont with a slide show and narrative rcap of the city's colorful 125-year history.

A Minneola woman said she was raped by a man who offered to give her a ride home from a bar.

Hits and Misses is a weekly opportunity for the Daily Commercial's editorial board to share with readers its views on activities by local residents and organizations or recent decisions handed down by government.

The South Lake Press celebrated its 80th birthday in 1993. The front page of the special edition was a copy of the first page of the first edition of its forerunner, the Clermont Clarion, on Thursday, Dec.

After five years, The Bandoli family's familiar faces and unique foods are back to entice the taste buds of Minneola residents with a new grill they've called "The Minneola Grill." Husband and wife team Jim and Careen Bandoli run the grill, along with three their daughters, Carreen's sister and the original staff members and chefs made up of ...

Was it a bird? Was it a plane? No, it was Bart Sutherin fulfilling his six-year-old son Chandler Sutherin's dream of going to school in a helicopter.

Remember the guy who attracted national attention -- and criticism -- after he took son to his first day of high school in a helicopter? Well, Lake County pilot Bart Sutherin flew his youngest son to school this morning.

Former professional wrestler Afa Anoa'i could hear people running and screaming in the background as he listened in horror to his brother on the other end of the phone, half a world away, describe the devastation after a powerful earthquake and tsunami wiped out his native village in American Samoa.

A new business is "The Burdhouse," an arts and crafts shop at 303 Washington St.

While the city council discuss next year's budget, the future of the city's senior center remains a mystery.

Mrs. Ruth Steckman, guidance counselor at Clermont High School, accepted a $150 gift from Clermont Woman's Club president Mrs.

Council members will be working for less following a unanimous vote to lower their pay by at least $200. Since February 2007, monthly compensation stood at $600 for council members and $700 for the mayor.

Jane Castor, a 25-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department, was named this morning as the city's first female police chief.

The Water Alliance of Lake was created to administer a $350,000 grant from the St.