Seminole County’s rural boundary survives the 2026 Legislative Session
A bill that would have granted near-automatic development rights in parts of rural areas failed in the Florida Senate’s final day.
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Oviedo celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a 5K and a street party
St. Patrick's Day weekend in Oviedo started off with a bang at the HOPE Helps Sham Rock N Run 5K Saturday morning, then a big celebration in the evening.
A one-shot deal: Jerry Vaughan honors veterans’ last wishes nationwide
Chuluota veteran Jerry Vaughan crafts reconstructed military uniforms to give deceased veterans a dignified final salute. His hope is, with a new federal bill, he could put himself out of a job.
Winter Springs approves $600,000 in emergency repairs to wastewater system
Officials say they’re 90 days away from breaking ground on a treatment plant - but equipment failures have the city keeping the environmental regulators appraised
Seminole County Public Schools approves county’s first community school
Seminole County Public Schools finalized an agreement Tuesday to bring the county’s first community school to Sanford.
Bill to gut Seminole County rural boundary could apply outside of Central Florida
Florida Senate poised to take up the bill this Friday, as developer Chris Dorworth pushes county commissioners to support it.
Life as a Hagerty transgender student, explained
“I’ve been trying to figure myself out for a long time.” Hagerty transgender students find solace among 'the same kind of different.'
Twin Rivers Golf Club to receive protections; Stormwater project updates
Bounded on both sides by the Econ and Little Econ rivers, Oviedo's Twin Rivers Golf Club now could see new laws to keep it safe.
Sen. Jason Brodeur flips, calls for bill amendment that could gut rural boundaries in Seminole, Orange counties
Senate Bill 208 would allow property owners to sue for rural properties’ ‘fair market value’ if developed to the density of neighboring areas
Oviedo celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a 5K and a street party
St. Patrick's Day weekend in Oviedo started off with a bang at the HOPE Helps Sham Rock N Run 5K Saturday morning, then a big celebration in the evening.
A one-shot deal: Jerry Vaughan honors veterans’ last wishes nationwide
Chuluota veteran Jerry Vaughan crafts reconstructed military uniforms to give deceased veterans a dignified final salute. His hope is, with a new federal bill, he could put himself out of a job.
Winter Springs approves $600,000 in emergency repairs to wastewater system
Officials say they’re 90 days away from breaking ground on a treatment plant - but equipment failures have the city keeping the environmental regulators appraised
Seminole County Public Schools approves county’s first community school
Seminole County Public Schools finalized an agreement Tuesday to bring the county’s first community school to Sanford.
Bill to gut Seminole County rural boundary could apply outside of Central Florida
Florida Senate poised to take up the bill this Friday, as developer Chris Dorworth pushes county commissioners to support it.
Life as a Hagerty transgender student, explained
“I’ve been trying to figure myself out for a long time.” Hagerty transgender students find solace among 'the same kind of different.'
Twin Rivers Golf Club to receive protections; Stormwater project updates
Bounded on both sides by the Econ and Little Econ rivers, Oviedo's Twin Rivers Golf Club now could see new laws to keep it safe.
Sen. Jason Brodeur flips, calls for bill amendment that could gut rural boundaries in Seminole, Orange counties
Senate Bill 208 would allow property owners to sue for rural properties’ ‘fair market value’ if developed to the density of neighboring areas