The culmination of a five-year project by a local community organization will be celebrated Saturday to mark federal recognition of the natural and historic significance of the region's roadways.
T hey are some of the tiniest towns in rural Lake County, yet outposts such as Paisley, Lake Mack and Altoona - towns that rim the Ocala National Forest - are ground zero for a deepening problem.
County commissioners won't mothball Lake's historical museum yet. The tax-funded museum, located on the first floor of the historic courthouse on West Main Street, and its curator were slated to become budget casualties Oct.
As we continue our 60-part series on early Lake County history, once more we'll let Jesse Hunter, a longtime Lake County judge and lawyer get us started as we look briefly into his review of the county's history.
Beginning July 1, bus passengers can travel between Altoona and Zellwood and stop anywhere along the way on a new route that connects east Lake County with the regional LYNX system in Orange County.