Oviedo News

As the seventh letter of intent was given to him last Wednesday, FGCU baseball coach Dave Tollett had a big smile on his face.

Call it a second date - a second date that ended well, with intentions to call. The municipal governments for Oviedo and Winter Springs met for the second time last Tuesday, and the mood of cooperation looks like it will continue to fruition.

It's been more than a week since an Oviedo High School teacher resigned after admitting she gave alcohol to students at a party and then let one of them leave with her SUV.

President Barack Obama signed the stimulus package into law Feb. 17, promising $787 billion in federal money to save and create jobs, and spur economic activity and investment in long-term economic growth, and promising to do so transparently.

Homeowners can be fined because of tough new watering rules across Central Florida, so some Seminole County homeowners want to know why some real water-wasters aren't facing any fines.

The identity of the pilot killed when his small plane crashed in the Florida Everglades has been confirmed.

An Oviedo High School teacher resigned on Wednesday amid allegations that she provided alcohol to students, one of whom borrowed her car and was charged with DUI following a crash, according to authorities.

Rescue crews haven't been able to locate any survivors from a small plane crash in the Florida Everglades.

Authorites believe at least one person is dead after a plane crashes in the Florida Everglades early Sunday evening.

With turnout rivaling the 2005 off-year election and in margins with breathing room, Oviedo citizens reelected both incumbent candidates in Tuesday's election.

An Oviedo teacher quit her job after admitting to giving a student alcohol before loaning him her SUV.

An Oviedo High School teacher resigned today after admitting she gave alcohol and her SUV to a student arrested in a drunken driving crash, a Seminole County Public School spokeswoman said.

Longwood and Oviedo voters kept three incumbents in office Tuesday, but one Longwood commissioner lost his seat to a newcomer.

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Longwood and Oviedo will hold elections Tuesday for city leadership posts. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Longwood, Bob Cortes is challenging incumbent Mike Holt for the District 3 City Commission seat, and John Richardson is challenging incumbent Brian Sackett for the District 5 seat.

According to Michael Ertel, Seminole County's Supervisor of Elections, absentee ballots could mean a bigger voter turnout than usual in Oviedo.

Early Voting for Longwood voters will take place October 30 from 10-6; Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 from noon-4. The only Early Voting site for the Longwood election is at the Supervisor of Elections Office at 1500 East Airport Blvd., Sanford, FL 32772.

'I want to be elected on what I stand for, not who endorses me' I am running as a statesman and not a politician.

Five students received minor burns in a lab explosion at a central Florida high school which authorities say was alcohol-related. The Seminole County Fire Department said the explosion happened Tuesday morning in a chemistry lab at Paul J. Hagerty High School in Oviedo.

The city of Oviedo is hoping to grab $25 million in federal money for road projects.