Going out to eat? See which Sumter County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known to be enamored with critters. That affection led to a ...

U.S. News & World Report's "2026-2027 Best Places to Live" list includes 22 Florida cities out of 250 nationwide. The Villages ranked #186, noted for its active adult lifestyle, amenities, and strong ...

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post ...

A new 141-acre multi-use park, South Lake Regional Park, has opened in Groveland, Florida. The complex is the largest in Lake County and features numerous fields for baseball, softball, soccer, and ...

Umatilla High School athletics is celebrating recent successes in both football and baseball. The city dedicated a monument to honor the football team's historic undefeated regular season. Head ...

🌅 Happy last week of May! Every week, we're learning more and more about how our sleepy little section of Florida is achieving national recognition. This past week, U.S. News & World Report published ...

Beacon College was named to the Forbes Accessibility 200 list for the second consecutive year. The Leesburg-based college is one of only six higher education institutions globally to receive the honor ...

As we honor fallen heroes this Memorial Day, a visit to Sumter County's Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell and other Memorial Day services teaches us the amazing breadth of sacrifice men and women ...

Florida has executed Richard Knight for the horrific murders of a Broward mother and child is set for today, May 21, 2026.

Central Florida communities are hosting numerous events to observe Memorial Day, Juneteenth and Independence Day. Memorial Day events include ceremonies in Leesburg, Groveland and The Villages, plus ...

Lake County's Board of County Commissioners unanimously advanced a "Bill of Rights Protection Act." The ordinance states the county will not enforce federal directives that infringe on citizens' ...