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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.

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You asked, we answered: A Q&A on proposals to end property taxes in Florida
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.'

FL Sen. Jason Brodeur Seminole County rural boundary
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

S.R. 417 Sanford Airport connector Alternative 2A
County, CFX pass funding agreement for 417 connector to Sanford airport

The S.R. 417 to Sanford Airport connector project's first big milestone is due to be crossed in 2028, but it's a long way from being driven on.

Scout van Seminole County
Riders still struggling to get to work using Scout

Multiple riders told Oviedo Community News that their wait times for Lynx's replacement, Scout, would recalculate, including getting much worse. But a county spokesman says the system's improving.

AI security ZeroEyes Oviedo Seminole County school lockdown school shooter
Oviedo School ‘weapon’ incident highlights human element in AI security systems

Emphasizing safety over risk, an Oviedo school went into lockdown after an AI security system detected a ‘weapon’ that looked like a gun.

Voting by mail in ’26? Make sure your request is valid

In Seminole County and across the state, voters may be surprised to see their vote by mail request is out of date and not accepted.