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The crowd enjoys Devil’s Eye Spring at Ginnie Springs Outdoors in 2017. Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson painted as a Lincoln Road artist at the South Florida Arts Center in the early 1990s, living the “wild” life as a single creative on South Beach. But that lifestyle did not last long for her. She eventually settled down and moved to High Springs in North Florida, the heart of springs country, to raise her family and start a business. In the process, she has become one of the most fierce, outsp...

The Little Wekiva River is being buried with as much as 5 feet of sand and residents of the treasured Little Wekiva in Seminole County blame Interstate 4 construction for erosion gorging the river.

After the Deer Run Country Club closed in 2019, residents are now asking Seminole County to buy the property and turn it into a park.

A group of Central Florida leaders write about the issues important to them.

Seminole looks at building pedestrian bridges, tunnels at state roads 436, 434 in Altamonte Springs Orlando Sentinel 1/12/2021 Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel © Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel/Orlando Sentinel/TNS A bicyclist crosses State Road 436 at San Sebastian Prado, a part of the Seminole Wekiva Trail in Altamonte Springs, on Tuesday. The county is considering adding a pedestrian bridge or tunnel at the intersection to make it safer for trail users.\n Semin...

J.R. Kroll, Seminole County’s new tax collector, said one of his most important tasks will be restoring the “bad reputation” of the office after Joel Greenberg's controversial tenure.

The group fighting a dam on the Ocklawaha River for more than 50 years is honoring former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham for his many years of efforts to restore the river flowing from near Orlando to the St. Johns River near Palatka. The dam was built as part of an ill-fated attempt to build a barge canal across the state. The Florida Defenders of the Environment, founded by legendary environmentalist Marjorie Carr, will present to Graham the Marjorie Harris Carr Award for Environmental ...

A group of influential Central Floridians tells us what they're wishing for in the coming year.

First people 65+ receive COVID-19 vaccine in Seminole County The Oviedo opened up its vaccine distribution site on Monday to residents 65 and older. OVIEDO, Fla. - A former Charlotte Russe location at the Oviedo Mall has now been repurposed into a COVID-19 vaccination site. Some of the first people 65 and older in the state received their vaccine at the site on Monday, and demand is high. It’s a day people have waited months for. "I’m just so thankful that this vaccine is made available to ...

Seminole leaders ‘very confident’ they can distribute COVID-19 vaccine quickly, safely Moderna shipment expected to arrive Tuesday Tags:  SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – With Seminole County leaders set to receive a shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, leaders there said they’re confident that they can distribute the shots in a safe and efficient way. Seminole County Chairman Lee Constantine, Seminole County Fire Department Chief Otto Drozd and Florida Department of Health in Seminole Hea...