Seminole News

As of July 1, Seminole Vocational Education Center will have a new name. In an effort to rebrand its image and attract new students, the school will soon be called the Career Academies of Seminole.

Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett, center, talks about FCAT score improvement at Starkey Elementary School in Seminole in May. Behind him, from left, are Pinellas Superintendent Michael Grego, Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning and Starkey Elementary Principal Audrey Chaffin.

Marty the Zebra dazzles in his polka-dot afro circus costume in DreamWorks Animation's 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.'

A Seminole man on parole for an out-of-state murder and robbery was arrested early Sunday after police said he twice rear-ended a woman's car in a McDonald's restaurant drive-through lane, retrieved his food and fled.

A Pinellas County Sheriff's marked cruiser, responding to an emergency call, struck an SUV carrying four teenage girls, including a 17-year-old from Largo.

Seminole, FL June 10, 2013 CompareHRIS.com proudly announces the addition of Fairsail HR Cloud as the first U.K. based product addition to their Human Resources/Payroll software offerings.

The Pinellas County Housing Authority paid about $1.38 million on April 30 for the 12-acre site that sits on the western edge of Lake Seminole, according to Pinellas County Property Appraiser records.

Lake County's 41,000 schoolchildren next year will be in for a slew of classroom cutbacks, including fewer teachers, guidance counselors and discontinued bus rides to their campuses, if the School Board approves a series of proposed budget cuts.

The Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Chapel on the Hill United Church of Christ, 12601 Park Blvd., in Seminole, for anyone displaced by Tropical Storm Andrea.

And while caps and gowns are really little more than overpriced ponchos, Lakewood High School's Bob Vicari presented what he felt was a sensible idea when he became principal three years ago: Move graduation from the school's football field to somewhere indoors.

Property values in Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties rose for the first time since 2007, the county property appraisers reported in June 1 estimates of the taxable value of property in their counties.

Seminole native Jimmy Fitzpatrick , a veteran actor, producer and director, has been bouncing back and forth from Pinellas County to Hollywood for many years.

Emergency calls from five cities - St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park and Seminole - account for 72.5 percent of all calls coming into the system.

The company has submitted preliminary plans for Seminole city staff to review, a process that could take at least three to four weeks.

SANFORD, FL: George Zimmerman appears during a hearing in Seminole circuit court on February 5, 2013 in Sanford, Florida.

You're picking up your prescriptions at a well-known family run pharmacy. It's a quiet Monday afternoon.

As the school year comes to a close, the Seminole Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 34th annual Kids Appreciation Day to be held Wednesday, June 5, 3 to 5:30 p.m., at Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road.

Dean Felber, the bassist of Hootie and the Blowfish, is a co-owner of Blowfish Bar and Grill in Seminole, near Tyrone Square Mall.

May 21 Lisa Danielle Buckley , 47, of Gulfport, was arrested by Gulfport Police on the charges of battery domestic, a misdemeanor and harassing a witness, a felony.

Looking around at the hundreds of veterans and their families seated at the Memorial Day ceremony at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Kathy Gilbert of Seminole swelled with pride and gratitude.