Among the manpower sent to help in the cleanup and rescue missions after Hurricane Michael two weeks ago were several Seminole County firefighters’ units.
Communication was still shaky all... + continue reading
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A free Essay Writing Workshop for high school students will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the Westside Community Center, 919 S. Persimmon Avenue in Sanford; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Students in grades 11-12 and their parents are encouraged to attend. Students will be assisted with developing college entrance and scholarship... + continue reading
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In Central Florida, those attracted to the spooky and macabre tend to follow the pack to the theme parks for scripted chills. In Orlando North, Seminole County, just a short drive from those crowded and costly venues, seasonal spook-tators can capture the “spirit” of Halloween at a selection of... + continue reading
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Deputies responded to a home in Sanford last Sunday after they said a man had hit his wife.
According to the arrest report the man, who has a history of drinking and being violent, came home drunk and began to yell at his daughter. Apparently he didn’t like the way his daughter had answered the phone... + continue reading
Minaz Mukhi-Skees is suing the Seminole County Tax Collector's Office for discrimination. She appeared with her attorney, Carlos Leach, at the Civil Courthouse Tuesday.
Two federal lawsuits filed against the Seminole County Tax Collector and Clerk of Courts allege discrimination against employees who claimed to have been fired unjustly, court documents state.
Filed Oct. 5, the most recent lawsuit alleges that Tax Collector Joel Greenberg fired employee Minaz Mukhi-Skees from her job as a customer service... + continue reading
Justin Lamarr Buckner
Police arrested Justin Lamarr Buckner, 23, on charges of premeditated murder Monday, in the ongoing case of the murder of Derek Williams last month.
Williams, 28, died in a shootout outside Mama Coot’s on Historic Goldsboro Boulevard on Sept. 8.
An investigation by the Sanford Police Department easily yielded several witnesses who... + continue reading
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The Oviedo High girls won their third consecutive District Championship Thursday night.
Hagerty, Oviedo claim District Girls Volleyball Championships as quartet qualifies for regionals
By Dean Smith
Herald Staff
Hagerty (22-4) and Oviedo (23-4)... + continue reading
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Here are the winners from the Wednesday, October 17, Gosling Rum Race.
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“Deuces,” managed by Kelly Cruz of Winter Springs, won the USSSA Women’s Class C Slow Pitch World Series Championship at the “Space Coast Stadium complex” in Viera.
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Poor Donald Trump
Adnan Khashoggi had the largest yacht in the world. Needing money, he sold it to the Sultan of Brunei. The Sultan then sold it for... + continue reading
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,Happy Birthday to Ms. Mary Liggons DeBose, of Sanford’s legendary Liggons family of musicians and vocalists. She is employed as a teacher at Pinecrest Elementary School in Sanford and Minister of Music at Fellowship Baptist Church in Pine Hills/Orlando.
Ms. Paulinda Laster, wearing a pink ribbon in support of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month Campaign and to honor everyone affected by the disease.
A free Essay Writing Workshop for high school students will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the Westside Community Center, 919 S. Persimmon Avenue in Sanford; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ... + continue reading
