Lake County Election Results
Results for the 2020 General Election, including county and municipal elections.
Lake County Schools testing students, teachers for COVID-19 before classes begin
Lake County Schools is leading the way in Central Florida by providing all teachers, staff and students with COVID-19 testing before returning to school.
Lake County testing students, teachers for COVID-19
In Lake County, all schools are now using rapid testing to screen students, teachers, and staff for the coronavirus.
Teachers test positive for COVID-19
Six teachers in Lake County have tested positive for COVID-19.
Lake County to give households up to $3,000 in CARES Act money starting Monday
The program, funded by the CARES Act, will provide assistance for past due rent, mortgage, and utilities.
Lake County family taking part in COVID-19 vaccine trial
An entire family is taking part in a coronavirus vaccine trial. A retired doctor from Lake County has gotten some of his children and girlfriend to sign up.
All K-12 students in one Florida county will receive a free Chromebook computer for the year, district says
The school district said that this will help support the district’s common instructional vision and give support for its instructional continuity plan in the event of evolving conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lake County School District offers rapid testing to students, teachers
The Lake County School District is offering rapid tests for students and employees, part of a partnership with Adult Medicine, the health department, and the county government.
Clermont police investigate possible hate crime after noose-looking rope found outside business
The Clermont Police Department is investigating a possible hate crime after a noose-looking rope was found outside of a doctor's office.
Rope described as noose found outside clinic
A rope described as a noose was found hanging outside a medical clinic in Lake County.
Lake County families need to select how their child will return to school by Wednesday
Lake County public schools will reopen on August 24, two weeks later than the August 10 date.
Mount Dora Police Chief Robert Bell to retire after 27 years of service, city says
In his 27-year-long career, Police Chief Robert Bell has served Mount Dora and its residents as a police officer, sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief, and Chief of Police.
Floridians worry as $600 federal boost sets to expire
A federal program that has given people who are unemployed a weekly boost is set to expire.
Lake County farm to plant Florida's first commercial hemp crops this week
A new industry in Central Florida will soon start to grow, literally. Treadwell Farms in Lake County will plant its first hemp crops this week
Customers react to Walmart's first day of mask mandate
Walmart’s mask mandate went into effect at its stores across the United States on Monday.
Lake County Supervisor of Elections: Beware of unofficial vote by mail ballots
Lake County Supervisor of Elections Alan Hayes is warning residents to steer clear of phony requests to receive vote-by-mail ballots.
Deputy at Lake County Jail passes away after testing positive for COVID-19, Sheriff's Office says
When inmate transports passed away earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sheriff's Office said that the deputy worked to supervise inmates within the jail.
2 football players at Florida high school test positive for COVID-19, 36 others quarantined, officials say
33 other students and five adults have to be quarantined because they have made contact with the infected students, the school district confirmed.
Lake County School District confirms student in summer program tests positive for coronavirus
The Lake County School District announced on Tuesday that a student enrolled in a summer program at Leesburg Elementary School tested positive for coronavirus.
Inmate at Lake County Jail passes away after experiencing pneumonia, low oxygen levels, deputies say
The inmate reportedly became sick last week and was confirmed to have pneumonia. He was taken to the hospital after his oxygen levels dropped.