Crime · Lake County
Victoria Lyn Conant, 39, was arrested Thursday by Lady Lake police after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the hand with a broken pipe during an altercation that began in the Village of Silver Lake and ended at 210 DeSota Court in the Village of Mira Mesa. Officers also found cocaine and drug paraphernalia on Conant during the arrest; she faces charges including domestic aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, possession of cocaine, and resisting an officer without violence. The DeSota Court address is described as a known drug house with multiple prior arrests in 2021, March, and June. Conant was booked at Lake County Jail without bond.
Social Events · Lake County
Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter is seeking business and community-group sponsors for its annual Jingle Build-Off, in which teams assemble and decorate children's playhouses for 100 local families requesting one this Christmas. Completed playhouses will be showcased at holiday events Dec. 4 in Wildwood and Dec. 5 in Tavares. Sponsorships cost $2,500 per playhouse or $1,500 for a Youth Build option staffed by student volunteers, with teams able to build at their own locations or on-site in Tavares in December. Habitat's director of development Amanda Spradlin said 18 playhouses were committed at the time of publication against a goal of at least 25, and sign-ups remain open through the end of November. The program also supports Habitat's broader affordable housing work in Lake and Sumter counties, which received about 700 homeownership applications this year.
