Cindy Peterson

A group of college football players with ties to Wildwood are coming together this weekend to give back to the community they still call home.

Tavares Middle School delivered one of its strongest performances in program history at the 2026 FLYRA Track & Field State Championship, with both the boys and girls teams finishing in the top 10 in the state against more than 150 combined school and club teams from across Florida.

Alberta Mae “Toni” Bell-Rescoe, a beloved educator and community leader whose influence reached generations of families across South Lake County, died Saturday morning, May 16, at the age of 86.

What almost became just another discarded thrift store item has turned into a mission led by local veterans determined to honor the memory of a decorated U.S. Army soldier.

Lake County Schools is proposing to combine Oak Park Middle School and Carver Middle School into a single middle school campus in Leesburg, a move district leaders say would expand academic offerings, increase elective options and create new opportunities for students.

Back home, Duct-Man Mechanical continued operating while Quan completed boot camp and technical school, something he says would not have been possible without the people around him.

On any given week in Lake County, Jared Massey can be found on the sidelines, in the training room or mapping out ways to help athletes improve their game.

Choosing the career: I was at UCF in a computer science program and after year three I knew I did not want to do that.

Continuing the tradition: Football runs in my family. My grandpa and dad both played at the collegiate level and my older brother played in high school.

Getting started: When I was younger, my sister played so I was always at the field. I started at age 4 and played with my sister for one season, then didn't play with her again until my freshman year when she was a senior.