Local News in Minneola, Florida

Minneola site of new park-and-ride commuting stop
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:47:22 -0800

MINNEOLA — Lake County drivers looking to save gas money and mileage have a new alternative on their daily commute.

13 Things Your Housecleaner Won't Tell You
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:29:29 -0800

The First in a Series of Cool and Useful Features With Reader's Digest

This is the season for citrus
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:35:39 -0800

I was born and raised in South Florida and often tell people that I have orange juice running through my veins.

It’s No. 400
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:11:11 -0800

By Rick Pedone Sports Editor In his 650th game as a head basketball coach, Bob Baker said his Gateway Panthers played well “about 75 percent” of Tuesday’s game against Lake Minneola.

Lady Panthers advance in basketball; St. Cloud, Heritage boys are winners
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:41:02 -0800

Gateway advanced to the 7A-5 girls district basketball semifinals after beating Lake Minneola, 51-25, Tuesday at the Panthers’ John Ramirez gym. The Lady Panthers (14-12) were led by Maya Nelson’s 15 points.

Early voting will run 8 days — not 14
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:12 -0800

Early voting in GOP presidential primary begins Saturday in Lake County Lake County voters who want to get a jump on the GOP presidential primary will have to wait one more day to cast their ballot for the candidate they hope will defeat President Barack Obama in November. Early voting starts Saturday.

Pecan tree driving you nuts? Here's what you can do
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:11:14 -0800

Q. I have a pecan tree that produces lots of nuts but many are empty or have a moldy look inside. What can I do to get better production?

Boys basketball district races heat up
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:16:45 -0800

Here are your updated standings for area districts Here is a snapshot of Central Florida's boys basketball district races as we hit the stretch run. District tournaments are the week of Feb. 6-11:

Palm Beach County man chosen as Marathon fire chief
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:55:50 -0800

Marathon's new fire chief will be on the job by the end of this month: City Manager Roger Hernstadt said Monday he selected John Johnson, of Lake Worth in Palm Beach County, for the job. Johnson, 53, has been a professional firefighter since 1981 and held numerous positions with the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Department since 1988. He was a deputy chief from 2005 until retiring from the department ...

Basketball tourneys nearly set
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:11:22 -0800

The district basketball tournament seeds are almost set as the regular season winds down, but drama remains in the 7A-5 boys race where Osceola can tie Gateway for the No. 1 seed Friday at 7:30 p.m. when the Panthers visit the OHS gym.