Tavares News

A sobering poem written by a man reflecting on his Parkinson's diagnosis is at the heart of a new music video entered in a world-wide competition about the progressive disease.

A patrol officer suspected a meth lab was in operation at a home at 225 E. Kentucky Ave., city officials said.

The home sits across from a school bus stop on North St. Clair Abrams Avenue, where one mother, who didn't want to be identified, told WFTV the home smelled like burning rubber.

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

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.

Motorists who travel busy State Road 19 will need to be aware of construction crews starting Monday and continuing for the next several months as a major road-resurfacing project gets underway.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration today obligated a $2.2 million grant for the City of Tavares, Fla., to help with upgrades along a 57-mile stretch of Florida Central Railroad track between Orlando and Umatilla, Fla.

"I had one uncle who drove 50 miles to my in-laws' house to thank me for what I had done," said the 64-year-old former Army sergeant, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8087 in Mount Dora.

The city's latest downtown project - a $540,000 train station modeled after a long-gone depot - will open Wednesday at Wooton Park, becoming the headquarters for a historic steam train and the Chamber of Commerce.

Fairway Christian Church, County Road 466, The Villages, will open its sanctuary from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in observance of the annual National Day of Prayer.

As a kid, Nicholas Hildyard grew up dreaming of joining a rock band, craving the chance to show off his musical prowess to legions of adoring fans.

The city is ready to welcome more than 200,000 bikers and others looking for a good time in perfect spring weather.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration on April 26 obligated a $2.2 million grant for the City of Tavares, Fla., to help with upgrades along a 57-mile stretch of Florida Central Railroad track between... "President Obama has challenged us to build the kind of transportation infrastructure that businesses need and ... (more)

Fifteen women and one man will show 62 works, including painting, pen-and-ink, clay, beads and wirework in the "Art on the Fly" exhibit.

In June, Kaitlin will turn that magic age of 18. As the clock strikes midnight, she will become a grownup and get booted out of foster care to make her own way in the world.

NEW INFORMATION NOW ON OUR BREAKING NEWS FROM LAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS. A FINAL VOTE WAS JUST PUT OFF ON WHETHER TO ALLOW A CONTROVERSIAL CLUB SUPPORTERS SAY WOULD FIGHT HATE.

The 7-year-old first-grader at Christian Home & Bible School in Mount Dora goes to ACE gymnastics in Longwood four days a week.