Tavares
A city in Lake County, Florida — population 17,832 as of 2020.
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News in Tavares
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September 30Puddle Jumpers Serves Waterfront Dining in Tavares
Dinner at Puddle Jumpers Lakeside Grill comes with something few restaurants can put on the menu: an expansive view of Lake Dora. Located along the downtown Tavares waterfront, the restaurant offers a relaxed setting for enjoying dinner, drinks and live music. Guests can dine…
Local Business
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September 30Tavares High Pilots Hands-On IT Training Program
Two Tavares High School seniors are getting a head start on careers in information technology through a new Career and Technical Education program designed to give students real-world experience before graduation. Tavares High was selected as the pilot school for the CTE…
Education
Lake & Sumter Style
September 17Lake and Sumter Coaches Weigh In on Athlete Transfers
Tavares High School football coach and athletic director Gavin Jones got people talking this summer when he showed up at football media day wearing a T-shirt that read: We Coach. They Poach. “I just like to speak my mind and was ready,” he says. “I had those shirts made in the…
Local Sports
South Lake Tablet
September 17Dozens of Kittens Complete 120-Day Quarantine, Highlighting the Importance of Rabies Prevention
After four months of specialized care and quarantine, the last 33 kittens rescued during the Tavares rabies alert are ready for adoption as Lake County Animal Services prepares to mark World Rabies Day. In April, a cat in Tavares tested positive for rabies, prompting the Florida…
Community Groups & Organizations
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September 11SportsHub Podcast: Tavares High School Football
The SportsHub Podcast This week on the SportsHub Podcast, we’re talking Tavares High School football with Bulldogs head coach Gavin Jones and two standout seniors who are helping lead the way this season. Coach Jones talks about the team’s start to the season, the strengths of…
Local Sports
Lake & Sumter Style
September 9Michelle Towne Named Tavares High School New Softball Coach
Michelle Towne has been announced as the new softball coach at Tavares High School for the upcoming 2027 high school softball season. Coach Towne is a Clermont native. She played four years of varsity softball at East Ridge High School from 2002 to 2006. She also competed for the…
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Tavares by the numbers
- Median age
- 53.1
- Households
- 9,154
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $58,886
- Median house value
- $254,500
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 1068, TAVARES, FL 32778