Scottsmoor News

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is seeking help with finding a Manatee County man who has been missing since Tuesday but may have been spotted in Central Florida earlier today.

Brevard County code enforcement officers slapped John Phillips with three liens totaling $6,050 for junk vehicles, debris and trash at his Scottsmoor single-family home.

This is the third fire in the area in less than three hours. Deputy Chief Dennis Neterer said they were treating the fires as suspicious.

When George Bortle joined the Scottsmoor Volunteer Fire Department 15 years ago, there were about 25 active members who trained each week and rushed to the station when their pagers sounded.

Like anglers fishing for trout, Brevard County leaders hope to lure tourists -- and their wallets -- from a stream of Interstate 95 travelers.

Plans to develop the sprawling Farmton Tree Farm during the next half-century continue creeping through the governmental pipeline.

If approved, the Farmton Plan will designate more than 8,000 acres of northern Brevard County's serene forests, swamps and marshes as conservation land -- with no taxpayer purchase required.

A family-owned Chicago company wants to develop 94 square miles in Brevard and Volusia counties as a sprawling network of conservation, housing, commercial and professional properties during the next half-century. The Miami Corp.

A family-owned Chicago company wants to develop 94 square miles in Brevard and Volusia counties as a sprawling network of conservation, housing, commercial and professional properties during the next half-century. The Miami Corp.

There are few musical productions that appeal to all genders, all ages, and 'greasers' and 'geeks' alike.

BY J.D.GALLOP FLORIDA TODAY Fire officials announced a 70-acre controlled burn in north Brevard County today as part of an ongoing program to manage the Scottsmoor Flatwoods Sanctuary.

A cluster of thunderstorms moving south brought as much as 2 inches of rain to areas of Scottsmoor and Mims Friday night, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

A cluster of thunderstorms brought as much as 2 inches of rain to some areas of Scottsmoor and Mims tonight, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Space Coast Area Transit Director Jim Liesenfelt told a group of public transportation advocates on Monday that they likely accomplished their goal to "Keep Five Alive." Mims Route 5 bus service was listed as a potential cut because of low ridership and budget reductions.

NASA folks say there's a 60 percent chance thunderstorms could postpone tonight's 7:39 launch of the Shuttle Endeavour.

A 12-year-old in the 3000 block of Palm Street in Scottsmoor accidentally cut off a finger while attempting to cut something this evening, Brevard County Fire-Rescue said.

There's a dark cloud to the north of the visitor center, but everyone is staying put.

Brevard County Fire-Rescue firefighters knocked down a fire at a trailer about 9:40 p.m. today at 23 Pinewood Place, Scottsmoor.

Troopers have closed a portion of southbound Interstate 95 in Brevard County because a truck is on fire.

A band of thunderstorms is moving across regions of Brevard County, bringing strong, gusting winds and cloud to ground lightning strikes.