There was standing room only at the biannual Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Member Recognition Ceremony, which took place Wednesday night and saw dozens of law enforcement officers praised... + continue reading
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Every November, local Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers set out to fight hunger during their annual “Scouting for Food” campaign. This year, the Central Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America collected 70,863 pounds of food for a local network of feeding partners, including Second Harvest... + continue reading
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By Kim Nelson
Americans love their cars. Yet less than 150 years ago, people would harness up their horse to a buggy, climb in and drive to work, to the store or to church on Sunday. Buggies were the common man’s most affordable transportation. The Museum of Seminole County History announces the... + continue reading
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Students at Idyllwilde Elementary are using modern technology to learn a variety of subjects.
Two Sanford elementary schools with low grades, Idyllwilde and Pine Crest, are working hard to raise them, principals say.
School grades are determined by a number of factors, including student achievement, learning gains, graduation or passing to the next grade, and focusing on students who need help.
Idyllwilde Elementary School, though... + continue reading
Over the next six months, the Sanford Police Department is ready to step up their game to combat pedestrian and bike deaths on the roads.
In a press release, they announce a period of High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) around the area of State Road 17/92 in the city from November 2018 to May 2019.
“This area is over-represented in... + continue reading
Monday’s City Commission meeting saw a proposed ordinance regulating charitable donation bins move forward after its first reading.
The item originated at the last meeting’s City Commission Workshop. Rather than keep a ban on the donation bins, where people can drop off unwanted clothes and other items for people in need to pick up... + continue reading
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USMCR Toys for Tots program gets donations from Rally participants
By Dean Smith
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SANFORD — While the reason for the Christmas Holiday is... + continue reading
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The UCF men’s basketball team claimed the title at the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Sunday.
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Qualified Opportunity Zones? In Sanford?
The federal tax law passed in December 2017, without a single Democratic vote, created Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ). Following... + continue reading
,Nice: The new fence at the City's Mayfair Country Club
Not so nice: The landscaping and condition of Sanford's main water plant across the street
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Every November, local Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers set out to fight hunger during their annual “Scouting for Food” campaign. This year, the... + continue reading
