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This year’s Seminole County Family Connection and Seminole County Elementary School’s Pumpkin Literacy Project was amazing! There were 150 entries this year, which was an increase of 48 new entries from last year. Students and their families were so creative in their efforts transforming a pumpkin into a character from one of their favorite books. …

On October 12th, about 11:56 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested to assist the Donalsonville Police Department with a shooting that took place at 421 Plain Street in Donalsonville. GBI agents and police officers determined that an earlier argument led to the shooting that took place with a visitor at the residence. …

The City of Donalsonville has been awarded a $300,000 Community HOME Investment Grant  (CHIP) to make needed repairs to the homes of eligible low and moderate income homeowners living in a target area within Donalsonville’s city limits. Priority will be given to eligible applicants 62 years of age and older, and repairs cannot be made…

The daily COVID-19 case count increase is posted on the Donalsonville News Facebook page The rate of increase in new cases in Seminole County in a one week period has dropped with only nine new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed here in the last seven days. Even better, no new deaths of Seminole County residents were…

Ameris Bank has launched its 11th annual Helping Fight Hunger initiative. Due to COVID-19, this project is more important than ever,  as food insecurity is up by 60%, according to Feeding America. While this year’s campaign may look a little different to observe social distancing practices, Ameris Bank’s focus will remain the same: to collect…

As of Thursday, October 22, there are only nine days remaining to cast a vote in the November 3rd General Election. Advanced voting in Seminole County continues daily during the regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., through Friday, October 30th.  Voters will also have the opportunity to mark their ballot this Saturday…

In this unprecedented year of challenges and change, State School Superintendent Richard Woods has selected Seminole County student Will Walker and 63 other Georgia students to serve on his 2020-21 Student Advisory Council.  According to the GADOE web site, “these middle and high school students will meet with Superintendent Woods to discuss the impact of…

Meet and Greet event at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 24 on Cherry St. in downtown Donalsonville Republican Congressional Candidate Don Cole, a pastor, public administrator, consultant and former member of the Trump Administration, is canvassing the 2nd Congressional District on his “Waaaaay Past Time – Roll with Don Cole” tour of the district’s 29 counties. The tour…

Jaunwanta King was all smiles Tuesday afternoon when she was notified that her name had been drawn as the $1,000 winner in the Seminole County Census Incentive signup promotion.  In early September, in a final attempt to get every Seminole County citizen counted in the U.S. Census, a $1,000 monetary incentive to take the time…

Saturday, October 31 4-6 p.m. in downtown Donalsonville After a year filled with so many cancellations, community leaders and volunteers have decided that Halloween is not going to be added to the list of events not happening this year in Seminole County.  Traditional downtown trick or treating, with costumed characters walking the streets of Donalsonville, will…