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After years of deliberations, the City of Sanford was happy to pass through the agreement with the Seminole County School Board that will give them the empty lot by the Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium, on which they plan build a new community center for residents of the east side of the city.

Protests and calls for Tax Collector Joel Greenberg’s resignation continued at the Lake Mary DMV on Wednesday, as members of local Democratic and religious organizations were joined by candidates for office and some already in office to condemn Greenberg’s inflammatory statements on social media last weekend.

Sanford police were seeking a bank robbery suspect on Friday morning after an unknown amount was taken from SunTrust on 1st Street.

At around 10 a.m., an unknown white male suspect entered the SunTrust bank, handed a note to the teller and demanded money.

Then, he fled on foot and ran away before anyone could catch him.

If you’ve been to the Sanford branch of Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, located on Rinehart Road, their parent company Darden Restaurants is warning you to check your bank account after a cyber-attack breached their system.

According to a press release, branches of Cheddar’s in Florida as well as 22 other states were hacked on Aug. 16.

The Sanford Herald turns 110 years old this month, powering through the new and complicated age of journalism with a long and storied past behind it.

One resident and long-time reader, Jan Cara, spoke about the multitude of uses for the paper, even dating back years in the past for her.

One bad dinner

The wife, Audra, claimed it was a disagreement over a television show during dinner at their Lake Mary home. The husband, Stephen, claimed he was upset about his wife’s son moving into their home from out-of-state.

Editorial note: Each of Sanford's Mayoral candidates and District 2 candidates were asked a series of questions by the Sanford Herald. These published answers are as submitted and unedited from those who responded. Candidates were asked to limit their answers to 100 words. Candidates responses are printed in alphabetical order. 

Amidst scores of larger, sleek boats on display at the Orlando Boat Festival Sunday afternoon, a crowd of onlookers was drawn at 3 p.m. to the smallest boat at the festival, which happened to be pulling the famous water-skiing squirrel Twiggy through an inflatable pool, on her final performance ever.

On Saturday morning, a post from Tax Collector Joel Greenberg on Facebook started a firestorm: “Name just ONE society in the developed world that has benefitted in ANY WAY from the addition of more Muslims… just one. Asking for a friend.”

Now, people are calling for his resignation.

A Seminole County Detention Deputy has been charged with battery against three juvenile inmates at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility.

The deputy, Deonte Bell, was put on paid leave and is scheduled to appear for a hearing on the charges Sept. 12 for an arraignment.