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Lake County Schools says confidential education records for about 1,800 students were inadvertently shared with an unauthorized person; the district has notified affected families, requested deletion of the data, is pursuing legal action, and is reviewing procedures to prevent a repeat.

Groveland took ownership of the downtown train depot on Friday from Avalon Group and Carabao International and has set aside $500,000 to begin restoring the site tied to the Groveland Four, with work expected to start and be completed in 2027.

Lake County Schools says it mistakenly shared records for (about 1,800 students) with an unauthorized person and will notify parents, pursue legal action, and review internal procedures to prevent a repeat.

The Downtown Clermont Harvest Festival will take place Saturday, Oct.

31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Historic Downtown Clermont, featuring more than 100 artisan vendors, live music, food trucks, a kid zone, and costume contests for people and pets (Presented by Orlando Health South Lake Hospital).

The Big 12 fined UCF $100,000 on Oct.

28 after students were found chanting discriminatory slurs during the UCF-BYU game, and the conference issued stricter conduct rules and fines effective immediately.

Lake County commissioners voted unanimously this week to sue Hubbard Construction, operator of Mid Florida Landfill, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection over years of sulfur-like odors tied to the landfill off Robie Avenue (a 2025 Mount Dora study identified the site as the source), with residents citing air and drinking-water concerns.

Montverde Academy third graders made vision boards and chose a Word of the Year as part of their Word Study and Second Step lessons, then presented definitions, synonyms, and plans to put their words into action at an assembly (even basketball buddy Oneal Delancy picked “passion”).

The Clermont Garden Club taught children to pot chrysanthemums at Head Start’s fall festival, donated garden books for classrooms, and provided plant cuttings to Minneola High’s FFA after its greenhouse was renovated; the club also rents its clubhouse at 849 West Ave.