Jessica Motlow went from a small, all-girls Catholic school in Tampa with fewer than 1,000 students to Florida State University, which has more than 40,000 students. Four years later, she is a graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information, Communication and Technology. “It was the best four years of

IMMOKALEE — To give a group of Seminoles Without Addictions Make Progress (SWAMP) youth a glimpse at the business of running the Tribe, Immokalee Council Project Manager Pete Aguilar, Jr. invited the youngsters for a tour of his office May 27. He let each one sit at his desk and

TAMPA – The third try proved to be the charm for Seminole Tribal citizen Linda Lee Henry, who passed her General Education Development (GED) test and earned a high school equivalency diploma recently. “I want to dedicate this honor to my parents (Bobby and Annie Henry) because they were always there

BRIGHTON — The first class to attend Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School from kindergarten through eighth grade buried a time capsule June 3 to commemorate its time at the Brighton school. The capsule – which contains an eighth-grade class photo, students’ journals and letters to themselves in 10 years, a class T-shirt,

IMMOKALEE -- The Immokalee Boys & Girls Club showed its appreciation and respect for the Seminole Police Department on May 20 by presenting officers with a poster they created commemorating National Police Week. “We want to thank the police for being there for us,” said Denise Gonzales, 9. The youth made the

BRIGHTON — The Public Works Department welcomed Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students and seniors to its Brighton facility May 19 for an insider’s look at what the department does to ensure award-winning water flows through Brighton faucets. The Brighton water treatment plant won first place in March in the Best Tasting

Hollywood Boys & Girls Club member Kiana Bell represented her school and the Seminole Tribe when she competed on the Sequoyah High School team at the 2016 VEX Worlds-VEX Robotics Competition High School Division April 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky. Kiana’s team placed 43rd in their 100 team bracket with a record

BIG CYPRESS — Pint-sized performers from Ahfachkee School in Big Cypress received wild applause from a packed house March 31 at the first happy (and also hippie) Rock ‘n’ Roll Ahfachkee Spring Extravaganza. More than 200 family members and friends filled the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium for the 90-minute showcase that