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Lake & Sumter Style Publisher Kendra Akers Shares a Favorite Holiday Recipe

For Kendra, the holidays are all about family, cherished traditions and gathering around the table ❤️

Now that her children are grown and starting families of their own, she especially enjoys bringing everyone together and passing down the dishes and memories they grew up with.

One of her favorite holiday recipes is a creamy, cheesy Brussels sprouts casserole with a touch of cayenne that brings a little Southern comfort to any meal. Even those who aren't fans of Brussels sprouts may find themselves going back for seconds!

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Congratulations to Eustis High School Senior Emmy Luke who signed to Boston College to play softball! 👏🔥💪

Emmy is a 2024 FHSAA State Champion with Eustis and a 2025 and 2026 State Runner-Up.

She follows in her sister Jensen Luke’s footsteps who plays for Florida International University.

Way to go Emmy! 🥳🎉🦅

Four Lake Minneola Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Four Lake Minneola High School students formalized their college commitments this week, with two baseball players, a volleyball standout and a lacrosse athlete signing national letters of intent.

Baseball players Dylan Montrowl and Chase Dougherty will continue their careers in the state. Dylan signed with the University of North Florida, while Chase committed to Stetson University. Camila Antonsanti Soto signed with Arkansas State University to play women’s volleyball, and Emma Koehler will play women’s lacrosse at University of Charleston.

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Extraordinary People: Holly Nichols ✨

In August 2025, Holly Nichols was working an event for her business, Blushing Bubbles, when the entire left side of her body suddenly stopped working.

The vibrant businesswoman soon learned she had glioblastoma, a rare and highly aggressive form of brain cancer.

“There’s a defining line all of a sudden,” Holly says. “There’s like a before and after.”

Surgery, seizures and limited mobility followed. Holly lost much of her independence, and in March, doctors told her husband, Rob, that she had only days to live. She entered hospice, but two weeks later told him she felt good and refused to spend her remaining time waiting to die.

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Extraordinary People: Master Deputy Harold Howell 👏

Aug. 2, 2024 changed nearly everything for Master Deputy Harold Howell — except his commitment to serving Lake County.

Howell, who has been with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office since 2005, was injured in the same ambush that killed Master Deputy Bradley Link. The physical recovery has included multiple surgeries, titanium plates, bone grafts and months of restrictions, but Howell says none of that compares to losing his friend.

“I could complain, but I would go through it twenty more times just to see Brad again,” Howell says.

Howell was selected as a canine handler in 2011, a role he says remains one of the proudest accomplishments of his career. He describes the work as demanding, unpredictable and deeply rewarding.

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