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Kelly Denham appointed to Seminole County Board of Education as District Five representative
Seminole County resident Kelly Denham has been unanimously appointed by the Seminole County Board of Education to replace retired board member Les Robinson as the District 5 board member. She was appointed at the Monday, April 10th Board of Education meeting and will serve as District 5’s BOE representative until December 2024. Interested and qualified…
Read MoreIt’s Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Seminole County Public Safety Telecommunicators, pictured left to right are Tonya Wilkerson, Pam Helms, Shakela Wimbush, Jasmine Whitaker, Chris Knight, and Paula Whaley. Every year during the second week of April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are honored. This week-long event, initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa…
Read MoreLakeside Festival and Bass Tournament set for May 6th
Seminole County, City of Donalsonville, Town of Iron City and Chamber of Commerce officials are ready for the May 6th Lakeside Festival and Bass Tournament. Posing in their Lakeside Festival T-shirts are Sarah Avery, Crystal Barber, Jill Miley, Jeff Hatcher, Sandra Harding, Rachel Aiken, Kadie Matthews and Anne Grice. Mark your calendars for Saturday,…
Read MoreBoots and Roots Rodeo set for April 28 and 29
Gates open at 6 p.m. and the rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m.Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 Rodeo arena located at 2841 Ash Crossing Road east of Donalsonville It’s Rodeo time in Seminole County, so shine up your boots and get ready to kick up some dust and experience a professional rodeo right here at home…
Read MoreDonalsonville Hospital to end Labor and Delivery services
After 24 years of providing Labor and Delivery services at Donalsonville Hospital Women’s and Children’s Center, the board of directors and administration of the hospital regretfully announce the closing of the unit as of June 30, 2023. Donalsonville Hospital has collaborated with Bainbridge Memorial Hospital and Manor to ensure that its patients receive continuous care.…
Read MoreGerman educators, agriculture industry personnel visit Seminole County School System, community
Willkommen, German Freunde! Welcome, German Friends! Pictured left to right touring LMC, Inc. are Peter Muck, Steve Bailey, Veronica Ewender, Bernard Maier, Andrea Maier, Holly Garcia, Irene Gruber, Mark Earnest, Stephanie Muck, Kathi Finsterer, Levi Dunn, Lewis Carter, Jr., Wes Pace, and Myles Mosely. The Seminole County Middle High School agriculture educators Levi…
Read MoreSuspect arrested, escaped, chased, shot and recaptured
On the evening of Thursday, April 6, Wolfgang Espinosa, Jr., age 25, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was arrested in Seminole County after a car crash and subsequent DUI charge. He was taken to Donalsonville Hospital for treatment of his car crash injuries. Released from the hospital early the next morning, the suspect was picked…
Read MoreThat special Easter time of year has arrived
Easter message written by Rev. Glen Hancock, Pastor, Trinity Crossroads Church Once again we find ourselves in the Spring of the year here in Seminole County with grass turning green, flowers blooming, trees putting out new growth, planting progressing in the fields and the warm Spring sunshine beaming down from the heights of God’s heavenly realm. It is…
Read MoreMore than six tons of trash removed from county roadsides
Seminole County’s ongoing trash the trash campaign is continuing. Seminole County Sheriff officer Matt Bagwell has been overseeing a Seminole County inmate crew picking up trash in and around public areas and along all county roads. In the first week of the trash pickup detail they picked up over 13,000 pounds of trash –…
Read MoreSeminole’s Got Talent prepares for April 25 show
Family Connection is very excited to be holding the fourth annual Seminole’s Got Talent. Students will be auditioning at their respected schools on April 11th and 12th. The show will be on April 25th at 6 p.m. at the Seminole County Elementary School auditorium. Cash prizes will be given to first, second and third place…
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