Seminole County Public Schools enrollment drops additional 700 students
Plan is to absorb ‘manageable’ $5.7 million cut without job cuts, but teachers could be shuffled
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Winter Springs charter school Choices in Learning makes pitch to expand
Final decision expected next month for $15 million charter school expansion tucked in Winter Springs' Central Winds Park.
Greeneway Preserve gets first approval for four-story, 308-unit apartment complex near Lukas Nursery
Lukas Nursery officials asked for a pause on approval, citing flooding and traffic concerns. Voting isn’t done yet to decide whether the development, which is currently a storage lot, goes forward.
LYNX bus replacement Scout’s wait times surge as schools start
Increased rush-hour fee kicks in this month. ‘They’re saving them money,’ said one resident who wants to see buses come back. 'They're not saving the people money.'
Winter Springs charter school Choices in Learning seeks approval to expand
Choices in Learning hopes to break ground next year and be prepped for a 2028 middle school opening
Meeting Wednesday for four-story, 308-unit apartment complex near Oviedo
A meeting for the ‘Greeneway Preserve’ apartment complex proposal is slated for Slavia Road near the State Road 417 overpass and near Lukas Nursery, but must pass two levels of boards.
Winter Springs Charter Review Committee nixes plan to give mayor more power: Now what?
Winter Springs mayoral candidate Jesse Phillips, who helped draft the proposed mayoral power expansion that wouldn't have given residents a say, says he will now consider a citizen referendum.
Winter Springs mayoral race takes a turn for the negative
"It's 'silly season,'" mayor says, as an accusation from mayoral candidate Jesse Phillips turns out to be based on a three-year-old clerical error by elections staff rather than a campaign finance violation.
Property tax amendment leads to hiring freeze in Winter Springs
Winter Springs freezes hiring, including considering hiring fewer police than previously planned, in response to looming Amendment 3 property tax vote.
UCF Incubator in Winter Springs leaving city after commission abruptly pulled funding
‘It’s not what partners do to each other,’ mayor, who disagreed with the Winter Springs UCF Business Incubator funding cut, says, as one commissioner stands by vote.