A Pennsylvania man who spent his life riding the rails has recently turned his passion for the Auto Train into a book about the route that has taken passengers and vehicles between Sanford and Lort...
Sanford’s 1st ‘career criminal’ sentenced to 15 years in prison
Because of a new Sanford program to crack down on repeat offenders, the city’s first convicted “career criminal” has been sent to prison for 15 years. Cecongie Undrey Bradwell Jr., 21, was senten...
Police Blotter: Nov. 8, 2009
Shoplifting A Winter Park woman on probation for theft was charged Wednesday with shoplifting at Walmart, 3653 S. Orlando Drive, Sanford. A store employee said he witnessed a customer put clothing...
Seminole State College hosts health care forum
About 140 students and community members attended a health care forum on Oct. 29 at Seminole State College of Florida’s Altamonte Springs Campus. Healthcare professionals discussed opport...
Lake Mary-Heathrow festival exhibits wide variety of arts
With 150 fine artists and craftspeople set to display their wares this weekend at the 23rd Lake Mary-Heathrow Festival of the Arts, the event promises to have something for every taste. A wide va...
Multi-talented artist creates festival poster
You might call Paul Vincenti a renaissance man, especially when you see his long blond hair flowing from underneath his black beret. It’s a trademark look that he has worn for a number of years an...
Sanford entrepreneur’s goal: Revolutionize housing
Sanford resident Mike Mikkola, who recently visited the United Nations to present his panelized housing project, soon will see his product being used around the world. Mikkola and partner Terry M...
Police Blotter: Nov. 4, 2009
A battery-operated wheelchair parked on a Sanford porch was reported stolen Monday morning. The chair was last seen by the owner’s caretaker the night before in the 800 block of Elm Avenue. A bac...
London beckons Seminole band
British royalty on Thursday formally invited the Seminole High School Marching Band to the 2011 Lord Mayor’s Silver Jubilee Parade in London. Lord Mayor Catherine Longworth, a patron to the ...
Teresa Butler just learned how to correctly spell her name. For years, Butler had no form of identification so she always spelled her name as Theresa, with an H. But thanks to an IDignity event h...
Seminole State College celebrated the grand opening Friday of its new Center for Public Safety, which will house the college’s criminal justice, fire science and emergency medical services programs...
Lake Mary Historical Museum staff said response to the train/railroad exhibit this June was enormous. People continued to call the museum in August looking for the exhibit. It made members of the L...
Sanford’s residential and commercial historic districts boast an inherent charm.
Much of the rest of the city, however, has long resembled other suburbs with shopping centers, traffic lights and ...
Work session 13th Street streetscape A representative of Bellomo-Herbert & Co. gave a presentation to the commission about a proposed streetscape on 13th Street. The project would include cur...
Gourmet2Go restaurant at 1st Street and Park Avenue was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon, becoming the third downtown business in about month to be hit by gunmen. A man wearing a red bandana, s...