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Longwood Mayor Matt Morgan thanks police department for 'record-setting' back-to-school event

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- If there's one thing that puts Longwood Mayor Matt Morgan head and shoulders above dozens of municipal leaders, besides the fact that he's close to 7 feet tall, is his graciousness.

Longwood Mayor Matt Morgan proud to be guest of honor for celebration of citizen Bob Geller's 100th birthday

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Mayor Matt Morgan was thrilled to be called upon for his role in a special celebration on Sunday for a city resident on his 100th birthday.

Matt Morgan, pro wrestler turned Longwood mayor and now 2020 candidate for higher office, reacts to Seminole County mask mandate

Create: Tue, 06/30/2020 - 12:01
Author: Henry
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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Matt Morgan, pro wrestler turned Longwood mayor and now 2020 candidate for higher office, reacted to Seminole County's mask mandate issued Monday, incencensed with the process - that municipal leaders weren't consulted or given the opportunity to discuss the issue beforehand.

Longwood Cops: Gentle dog Isaac long since reunited with owner

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A loveable liver/white German short-haired pointer named Isaac has been reunited wth its owner, Bill Kroll, Longwood police noted in a Facebook post a few weeks back for those out therewho may still be  wondering how the the 65-pound dog made out.

Half dozen pooches on 'Declared Dangerous Dogs List' in Seminole County

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Each year Animal Services receives and investigates dozens of complaints about potential dangerous dogs. Some investigations result in a dog being declared a dangerous dog in accordance with the Florida Statutes, Chapter 767, and the Seminole County Code, Chapter 20.
 

Lake Mary HS student & relief aid volunteer Christina Cardona: No quick fix for Puerto Rico

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- The Seminole County School district has seen a dramatic spike in student enrollment in the past couple of weeks.

Dramatic enough to fill the equivalent of three classrooms, district officials say. The sudden influx comes from families leaving Puerto Rico, many of them to Central Florida since the massive devastation from Hurricane Maria.   

Attendance light along World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona & in NSB, though sharks plentiful Sunday near South Jetty where 3 surfers bitten

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- While things have been calm so far this week along the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and further south in Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna, the flying of the red flag Sunday was apropos, considering a rare instance of  three shark bite victims on the same day near the South Jetty on the New Smyrna Beach side.

Plus there was the rescue of a man in a boat that was overwhelmed by choppy waters and a teen swimmer injured when he was caught by surprise by a strong wave that slammed him head first into the bottom.

Feds: Former Longwood top cop Thomas Jackson sentenced to 4 years in prison for bribery conviction

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Photos for Headline Surfer® /  Former Longwood Police Chief Thomas S. Jackson is shown in happier times in his blue uniform police uniform and in his mug shot on federal bribery charges leading to his conviction and four years imprisonment during a sentencing hearing at the federal courthouse in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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Teamster's rep: Longwood official's DUI arrest complicates stalled talks with cops who haven't had raises in 5 years

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Five-plus years have come and gone since Longwood's 42 cops cops have seen any kind of a legitimate pay raise. The business agent for the Teamster's union is fully cgnizant the recent DUI arrest of City Commissioner Butch Bundy in the wake of November's horrific crash will likely aggravate the situation that much more.

300-pound black bear that bit Longwood woman on butt captured and euthanized; cub sent to sanctuary

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- The 14-month-old Florida black bear cub whose mother attacked a Longwood resident March 16, will spend the rest of its life at EARS wildlife sanctuary near Citra in Marion County. The mother bear, hower, was put down Thursday whwn both were captured.