Watch: Winter Springs election candidates talk water quality, Amendment 3 and controversies
Oviedo Community News is adding video interviews with candidates from Oviedo, Winter Springs, Seminole County and beyond to its 2026 voter guide.
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Elections supervisor: Check your polling location, as 14 Seminole County voting locations closed since 2024
That includes 5 polling sites in Oviedo and Winter Springs, with three of those changes coming since the August primary election. Supervisor of Elections Amy Pennock sent out new voter ID cards reassigning voters to other existing polling locations.
Attempted coop: Winter Springs makes first move to allow backyard chickens
Final vote at the end of the month to allow up to 20 backyard chickens in certain areas, but some residents want the city to wait.
Seminole County approval could pave the way for 300+ apartments near Lukas Nursery
Greeneway Preserve still needs a detailed site plan before construction would start, as commissioners warn the area is ‘prone to flooding.’
Apartments, townhomes on Seminole County agenda next week
Seminole County Commissioners could weigh in on two developments, including apartments near Lukas Nursery
Watch Florida House candidates field questions from kids
At PTA forum, candidates with districts in Seminole County answered questions about a lack of librarians, book bans and recess
Winter Springs charter school gets key approval to add middle school
Some board members question the wisdom of approving a new middle school as traditional public school enrollment declines.
Vote next week could help pull former Pappy’s Patch from rural boundary
Developer Chris Dorworth is ultimately looking to build 136 single-family homes in a move conservationists call a fight over the future of Seminole County’s rural boundary.
Winter Springs City Commission candidate Kyle Stewart: ‘I’m not a Christian nationalist’
Five-year-old podcast resurfaces where Stewart says ‘Amen’ after the host says non-Christians should be barred from office.
Winter Springs Commissioner Paul Diaz wants to see comparisons for county to provide police
In the wake of Amendment 3, Diaz says the big-ticket items – parks and police – should be on the table.