Villages/Lady Lake

Lady Lake Chamber held it 7th Annual Business to Business Expo at the Water Oak Recreation Center. It is a huge room holding all our vendors. Almost every booth had a great door prize to give out during the drawing. Our Chamber Executive Director was out sick, Janet Fraley her assistant did a good job running the event with a lot of volunteers to help with the event. We have some 38 pictures to show you. Each vender got two minutes to present a speech about there business. Some did not need that much time and other needed twice that time. It really went well. After listening to everyone’s speech we had a couple of breaks, then the Water Oak Residents were invited to come in for the last hour.  It was a good show! Don’t miss next year.

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Lake County sheriff’s detectives are investigating an incident that left two people dead from apparent gunshot wounds last night (August 25) in the northeast part of Lake County. The incident occurred at 45918 Pennsylvania Road in Altoona at approximately 9 p.m.

Deputies responded to the residence after receiving a report of two people at the home being shot. Upon arrival, two male victims were found deceased. The deceased victims have been identified as 34-year-old David Thomas Mikell of Umatilla and 41-year-old Shane Eugene Clements of Altoona.

Detectives have developed leads and are following up on the information. The shooting was not a random act and the two persons of interest do not reside at the residence.

The investigation is active; therefore, no further information is being released at this time. Further details will be provided once they become available.

A 16-year-old male student from Lake Hills Academy in Mascotte was arrested today for having a handgun on a Lake County school bus this morning. The school’s administration was notified after another student on the bus saw the student with the gun. By that time, the bus had already departed from the school.

Deputies had reason to believe that the gun was left on the bus and not brought into the school. They quickly began investigating the claim and responded to the bus parking lot located on Golf Links Avenue in Eustis. Upon searching the bus, a Glock handgun was located on the back seat, concealed in a sweatshirt. The gun was holstered and unloaded; no ammunition was found.

Deputies continued investigating and were able to review footage from the bus’s security camera, which showed 16-year-old Trace James Richardson removing his sweatshirt and leaving it in that same seat.

ased upon witness statements and the video evidence, Richardson was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm on school property. He will be detained by the Division of Juvenile Justice.

Lake Hills Academy is an alternative school located at 513 Albrook Street in Mascotte.

Detectives assigned to the Lake County sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Unit recently concluded a 4-day operation targeting subjects online attempting to meet children for sexual activity. The investigation, dubbed Operation Welcome to Detention, resulted in six arrests for various sex-related crimes.

Detectives conducted the operation August 24-27, during which time they posed online as either a 13- or 14-year-old child. The subjects traveled to the predetermined location with the intent to have sex with whom they thought was the child and were taken into custody upon arrival. All suspects were arrested without incident.

This operation would not have been possible without the cooperation and support from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other member agencies of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Walking is a part of many of our trips each day, and for some it is their primary mode of transportation.  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, October is Pedestrian Safety Month.  The goal is to increase awareness around pedestrian safety and remind drivers to watch for pedestrians every time they are behind the wheel.  There are many residential neighborhoods, shopping plazas, and other areas where pedestrians become drivers and vice versa. Here are a few tips as a reminder of how you can remain safe and keep others safe as well.

Everyone Is a Pedestrian

At some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.  Whether it’s walking to your car, walking to the office, or walking for exercise.  Everyone deserves to get to their destination safely.

To do this, drivers must:

Look for pedestrians.  Children and teens can be less predictable and run out into the roadway without looking.  Be especially careful around schools, residential neighborhoods, and near parks and playgrounds.  Buckle up, watch the posted speed limits, focus on the driving task, and drive sober.  Lives depend on it. Continue reading

Lady Lake Chamber had there monthly referral luncheon. It was well attended as you can see. Good crowd met a few nice business people. I never know when I will find a business person wanting to buy an ad. One was sold. Come to the next Luncheon next month. Check with the Chamber 352-7523-6029.

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Students have returned to school in the tri-county area.  Your child’s safety is our number one priority. Please take a few moments to review back-to-school safety with your child.

Walking To School

If your child walks to school, make sure there are sidewalks along the way.  If you are not able to walk with your child, remember there is safety in numbers so have your child walk with siblings or other neighborhood children.  Being hit by a car is by far the greatest threat to any child walking to school.  Make sure your kids stay on the sidewalk and only cross at crosswalks.  Remember to remind your children to never, ever stop to talk to strangers on the way to and from school and, most importantly, never to get into any vehicle with a stranger.  These could potentially be life threatening situations.

Bicycle Safety

Children peddling to school on bicycles must wear bike helmets – it’s the law.  Helmets are the single most effective devices for cyclists, greatly reducing the risk of death or critical injury.  Your children should ride their bicycles on the right side of the road and obey stop signs and traffic signals. Continue reading

Here is a recent Ribbon cutting for Big Dan’s Car Wash. The ribbon cutting was put  on by the Lady Lake Chamber of Commerce. As you can see it was well attended.  135 US-441, Lady Lake FL 32159

UF Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – Spanish Springs officially cut the ribbon for its new office located across the highway from UF Health The Villages®️ Hospital. Patients can now easily access their orthopedic specialist by golf cart.

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