HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribe of Florida, recently certified by the National Weather Service (NWS) as a “StormReady” community, is one of only 15 Tribes nationwide to have earned the designation. The certification was presented to Tribal Council Jan. 13 at a Council briefing in Hollywood. An NWS program, StormReady helps

HOLLYWOOD — A monster truck show staged at the Native Village in Hollywood produced enough smashed cars for Seminole Fire Rescue to have December field days of lifesaving training. “Thanks to the manager, Ian Tyson, the show happened on a Saturday and we had access to the vehicles on that Monday,”

HOLLYWOOD — The Hollywood Culture Department hosted a New Year’s breakfast at the beginning of 2014 to continue the tradition of community. The morning of Jan. 3 was crisp and cool with temperatures hovering in the low 60s, but the fire in the cooking chickee at Imahaggi Tiger’s Camp kept

HOLLYWOOD — Ever thirsty to expand its ventures, the Board of Directors introduced its latest Seminole product, Hard Rock Energy drink, Dec. 12 during a kickoff party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood. Emblazoned with a colorful electric guitar below the Hard Rock logo, the first sets of cans came

GULF OF MEXICO, Fla. — A thick fog began to steal the faraway horizon from the moment Capt. Mark Hubbard aimed his double-decker catamaran Dec. 1 to the open Gulf through the opening of the John’s Pass Bridge. For more than 12 hours, the miasma crept closer to the boat, registered

FAIRMOUNT, Ga. — The Board of Directors’ recent purchase of Salacoa Valley Farms in Georgia has given them access to the third-largest purebred Brangus cattle operation in the country. Primarily a seed stock operation, the farm produces purebred bulls and heifers for cattlemen who want to upgrade their cowherds. A typical

BIG CYPRESS — Big Cypress Councilman Mondo Tiger is hoping to fire up all Tribal communities into a united stand against a massive power plant that Florida Power & Light (FPL) wants to build right next door to the Big Cypress Reservation. “We’re going to Naples to tell them about the

For several years, Seminole Tribe members have ensured residents of Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota have practical items to help make their harsh winter more bearable. This year, the Native Relief Foundation, ABC Foundation, Seminole Princess Committee and Rez Dawgz bike club coordinated a tribalwide effort to collect warm clothing,

BIG CYPRESS — When an environmentally conscience couple builds their dream home, size and beauty are secondary. “What’s important is to demonstrate that you can have a wonderful living space without having a 4,000-square-foot McMansion,” said environmental activist Rhonda Roff, the wife of Big Cypress Board Rep. Joe Frank. And demonstrate they

BIG CYPRESS — Decades ago, when Wovoka Tommie tested his youth with daredevil BMX tricks in the old skate park at Big Cypress, he was too much of a kid to imagine the future. On Nov. 20, reminiscing at a groundbreaking ceremony on the same land for phase one of the