🌱 Why Tavares residents are demanding more body-cam footage right now
Hello Tavares! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Tavares residents are demanding more body-cam footage right now
- How Orlando VA volunteers support Veterans at the Tavares outpatient clinic
- Why deputies shut down part of Morin Street in nearby Eustis
Also on today's calendar: City Council Meeting and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 89, low: 65.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Protest at Sheriff's Office Demands Body Cam Footage; Camera Later Confirmed Off (lakeandsumterstyle.com) — Residents gathered in downtown Tavares on Wednesday to demand full body-camera footage and answers after a deputy-involved shooting that killed 38-year-old Timotheus Reed in Leesburg. Demonstrators pressed the Lake County Sheriff’s Office for transparency, the officer’s name, and clarity on why key moments weren’t captured, while state investigators continue an independent review. 
• What's Your Why? OVAHCS Celebrates National Volunteer Appreciation Week (va.gov) — Local veterans in Tavares are served by one of the Orlando VA’s community-based outpatient clinics, highlighted as the system celebrates National Volunteer Appreciation Week. The release shares stories of longtime volunteers and invites Central Florida residents to consider helping at VA facilities, including the clinic network that reaches into Lake County.
• LCSO executes narcotics search warrants at two Eustis homes (insidelake.com) — Deputies executed two narcotics-related search warrants Thursday morning at adjacent homes on Morin Street in Eustis, briefly closing part of the road while they collected evidence. The same outlet also notes separate, developing Lake County sheriff’s cases in Tavares, including a deadly deputy encounter and a livestock neglect investigation, signaling several active law-enforcement issues close to Tavares residents.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Lake County Plant & Pottery Festival - Spring 2026
Far Reach Ranch UPICK Farm, 1255 S Dora Blvd, Tavares
10:00 am
Sunday May 3
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Other local events
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Tavares Chamber Networking Luncheon at BTW
Tavares Chamber of Commerce 139 East Ruby Street, Tavares, FL 32778
12:00 pm -
City Council Meeting
Tavares City Hall , 201 E Main St , Tavares
4:00 pm -
Tavares Farmers Market
Wooton Park tavares , 100 E Ruby St , Tavares
9:00 am -
Car Shot at Hurricanes Tavares
Hurricane Dockside Grill-Tavares , 3351 W Burleigh Blvd , Tavares
2:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday May 6
Friday May 8
Tuesday May 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Join Us for a Glean in Mt. Dora, FL! 🥬
Great Scott Farms , 26216 County Rd 448A , Mt Dora
9:00 am -
Sweet Peas Baby Story Time
Mount Dora, FL Calendar , 1995 N Donnelly St , Mount Dora
10:30 am -
Knitting Drop-In
Mount Dora, FL Calendar , 1995 N Donnelly St , Mount Dora
10:30 am -
Cottagecore Series: Homegrown Herbal Teas
Mount Dora, FL Calendar , 1995 N Donnelly St , Mount Dora
11:00 am -
AFTERNOON IN PARIS - The Mount Dora Bistro
The Mount Dora Bistro , 341 Alexander St , Mt Dora
11:00 am -
EVENING IN PARIS - The Mount Dora Bistro
The Mount Dora Bistro , 341 Alexander St , Mt Dora
5:00 pm -
Lake Young Professionals Networking Evening
Mount Dora, FL Calendar , Eden Abbey Brewing Community 405 S Highland Street , Mount Dora
6:30 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- hey does anyone know or have a mobile mechanic that will come to my location and give me a diagnosis of course I know they'll charge me for it but are they willing to take that charge off of the bill so to speak if I use their services to fix it
thank you you need to go to Dollar tree you want to go any (Nextdoor Tavares)
- Ferrellgas posted a job opening for Production Specialist I (2nd Shift) in Tavares. Apply here.
- ActivStars Athletics, LLC. posted a job opening for Martial Arts Instructor in Eustis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tavares here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eustis
- Eustis to vote on increasing stormwater fees after ‘1,000-year storm' (clickorlando.com)
- Mary Etta Robinson (Harmon) (dailyjournal.net)
- 13 fun things to do this weekend in Lake County plus a look ahead (dailycommercial.com)
Leesburg
- Johnson Whitaker Cauthen (leesburg-news.com)
- LakeXpress offering shuttle service for Leesburg Bikefest (wftv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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