A federal program aimed at reducing drug trafficking has moved its local operation to downtown Sanford, making its home on 1st Street right next to Magnolia Square.
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Aggravated assault on officer A 22-year-old Sanford man was arrested Sunday after an officer investigating a disturbance call said he was told by someone holding a pit bull on a leash to leave a...
Seminole County to receive $3.6 million for HUD projects
Seminole County will be allotted more than $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development later this year to oversee three programs helping low- and moderate-income people,...
Audubon of Florida focuses on Everglades restoration
Audubon of Florida released a call for bold action on Everglades restoration today in light of scientific consideration that this unique ecosystem is reaching an ecological tipping point beyond wh...
Christmas tree disposal options
Seminole County residents may discard their live Christmas trees at the Central Transfer Station or at the Seminole County Landfill. The Central Transfer Station is open Monday through Saturday fr...
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Attempted kidnapping A 58-year-old homeless man was charged Thursday with attempted kidnapping after a woman at a fast-food restaurant said the man tried to grab her young son while she was holdin...
Sanford inmates go to church via the web
Inmates of Seminole County’s John E. Polk Correctional Facility can now watch church sermons via “webstream worship” broadcasted by Northland, a Church Distributed…
New crime line dedicated to stop animal fighting
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced on Monday that Florida residents can now receive rewards for reporting information on animal fighting…
From staff reports TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s reported hate crime level dropped last year to its lowest point in a decade. There were 193 reported hate crimes reported in 2007 in the state, which...
Bribery A 25-year-old Sanford man was charged with several offenses Monday after a police officer said he was offered a bribe to let a suspect answer a phone call during a crime investigation. ...
City Manager Sherman Yehl is proposing a change in his employment agreement with Sanford, which would sweeten his severance if he were to be terminated, require the city to contribute to his Florid...
The city of Sanford has recently designated the downtown and waterfront portion of the city as a “Brownfield Area,” making properties falling under that designation eligible for benefits if redevel...
Selling alcohol to underage person At least five Sanford people were charged Monday at different locations with selling alcohol to a minor working as a undercover informant. Police said that in ...