Team, area honors for OHS football’s Lee Edouard Sports by The Seminole Tribune - February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Lee Edouard was named most outstanding player on offense for the Okeechobee High School football team and first team all-area. (Okeechobee High School via Twitter) The Seminole Tribe’s Lee Edouard received accolades after his outstanding season for the Okeechobee High School football team. Edouard, a 6-foot-1 sophomore quarterback, was named Okeechobee’s most
Hard Rock to host livestream PPV concert on Super Bowl eve Arts & Entertainment by The Seminole Tribune - February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 A live pay-per-view concert will be held during Super Bowl weekend. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, along with LiveXLive Media, will host a livestream pay-per-view (PPV) musical event Feb. 6, the night before the Super Bowl. The broadcast will air on the LiveXLive platform at 7
Big slot jackpots doled out at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming by The Seminole Tribune - January 26, 2021April 8, 2021 Christopher R. poses after winning a $560,000 jackpot at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa on Jan. 15, 2021. (Photo Hard Rock) TAMPA – Five dollars went a long way for a guest at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. The guest, described as Christopher R. by
Heather Dawn Thompson, from Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, appointed to USDA leadership post News by The Seminole Tribune - January 25, 2021September 19, 2024 Heather Dawn Thompson has been appointed director of the USDA's Office of Tribal Relations. (Photo Greenberg Trauwig) Heather Dawn Thompson (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) has been appointed director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Tribal Relations. The anouncement from the USDA on Jan. 25 described Thompson as “an expert
Kevin Gover named Under Secretary at Smithsonian Arts & Entertainment by The Seminole Tribune - January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Kevin Gover WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kevin Gover has been appointed the Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, effective Jan. 17. Since February 2020, Gover (Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma), who was director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), has served as acting Under Secretary. The position oversees the
London casino on tap as Hard Rock acquires license Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming by The Seminole Tribune - January 20, 2021September 19, 2024 The now-closed Ritz Club is located in the Ritz Hotel in London. Image via Facebook. Hard Rock International continues to expand its casino presence internationally – this time in London. The globally recognized brand has acquired a casino license from the Ritz Club – a famous casino that opened in 1998.
Virtual auction benefits South Florida Fair scholarships Education by The Seminole Tribune - January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 The South Florida Fair's virtual auction runs Jan. 15-24, 2021. WEST PALM BEACH - The South Florida Fair is holding its annual silent auction online due to Covid-19. The auction runs Jan. 15-24. It helps the fair’s scholarship fund, which annually awards $56,000 to South Florida students who have exhibited
Jackpot winnings top $615M in 2020 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming by The Seminole Tribune - January 7, 2021September 19, 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood awarded more than $615 million in jackpots in 2020. (Kevin Johnson photo) HOLLYWOOD – Highlighted by its largest winning jackpot ever, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood announced Wednesday that it paid out approximately 214,250 jackpots totaling more than $615 million in 2020. By
Princesses deliver holiday greetings Community by The Seminole Tribune - January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Miss Florida Seminole Durante Blais-Billie delivers a tribalwide holiday greeting on video in December 2020. (Image via screenshot) Through a video message, the Seminole princesses provided best wishes for a happy holiday season to the tribe. “My family and I celebrate Christmas, so this year we’ll be spending it by watching our
Live music returns to Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Arts & Entertainment Community by The Seminole Tribune - January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 IMMOKALEE — Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee has resumed live performances at Zig Zag Lounge with “Safe + Sound” guidelines in place. The “Safe + Sound” program mandates the proper use of required masks or face coverings, social distancing, crowd control and remaining stationary while eating or drinking. Guests must adhere
