Mount Dora News Archives

Vandals destroyed around 50 large pumpkins at a church pumpkin patch in Mount Dora.

A battle over bed and breakfasts in Mount Dora has involved business owners, neighbors, the fire marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms .

Faith and Power Pictures , whose website only appears to be plugging T-shirts and the DVD of the movie, once it's made, has announced that Gary Burghoff, Cpl.

It's harvest time in Mount Dora and the season proved bountiful with nearby pumpkin patches overflowing with Jack-O'-Lanterns to be.

In anticipation of the young Halloween ghouls who will be darkening my doorstep in Mount Dora, Florida, on All Hallows Eve , I began to wonder about the origins of Halloween and how did we get to where we are today.

Browse the streets and check out all of the amazing work from more than 300 talented crafters from all over the country.

Campaigns for higher political office don't always depend on media blitzes and whistlestop tours.

There's a lot of exciting activities taking place on Saturday and Sunday that are sure to get you into the spirit of fall and of course, Halloween.

Town commissioners fired Town Manager Bill Vance Monday evening following a public records debacle and claims of employee intimidation.

A 61-year-old Mount Dora man died Saturday after his motorcycle was hit by a by a pickup truck in Lake County.

Taxpayers paid more than $700,000 to settle legal claims of bodily injury and property damage during the 2005-06 fiscal year.

The Congressman will hold a town hall meeting Monday night. Alan Grayson may find more support than he thinks in Lake County for healthcare reform.Lake County is supposedly a conservative bastion, but I found plenty of support for healthcare reform on the streets of Mt.

A Taste of Chicago serves up ball park favorites Chicago style All photos: courtesy of WhatToDoInMountDora.com It has long been argued who has the better hot dogs - New York or Chicago or more specifically, Yankee Stadium or Wrigley Field? Well, as it turns out, Mount Dora tends to think Chicago does and I am sure you'll agree after you taste these ...

A candidate for Mount Dora's City Council had to be rescued from her house Wednesday morning when it caught fire.

For years, Central Florida has had its eyes on two critical transportation projects - the Wekiva Parkway and commuter rail.

M ount Dora is known for its quaint downtown, art and boat festivals, antique shops and independent restaurants.

A Leesburg man arrested last week on charges of picking up a teenage girl and raping her inside an antique auto storage facility was rearrested this week for sexual battery involving another juvenile victim, authorities said.

From left, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission President Ray Gilley, Lake-Sumter Community College President Dr.

The micro-budget horror film Zellwood , the one starring Playboy Playmate Sara Jean Underwood, wraps production this weekend in a rural corner of rural Corn Festival friendly Zellwood, just south of Mount Dora.

One of Central Florida's most wanted is off the street and away from your family.

I shared the following information with a friend, and he advised me not to tell anyone else: I went to visit my lawn mower last week.