BIG CYPRESS — Fashion and food were fodder for many presentations at the 2013 Ahfachkee School science fair. From fabric dye made of berries to honey hair lightener, things edible and personal made for recurring components in nearly a third of dozens of projects that lined tables Nov. 14 at the

BIG CYPRESS — Basketball, church, family and earth – but not necessarily in that order – were the things Ahfachkee School student Nicholus Andrews was especially thankful for this Thanksgiving. He even inscribed those words around his hand-painted chubby turkey on a holiday plate. But for Seminoles, Thanksgiving Day does not

By Amanda Murphy BOCA RATON — Recreational drug use is not the only road to addiction. Prescription drug use after surgery or for chronic pain has become an easy route to drug addiction or relapse for recovering addicts. Janine Vazquez, a recovering addict of three years, recently began studying alternative medicine

Across reservations, amid festivities that blared “A happy me is drug-free,” was a sober reminder of what makes Red Ribbon Week a matter of life and death. The life-size Red Ribbon Remembrance Cross, adorned in ribbons inscribed with the names of loved ones lost to substance abuse or illnesses caused by

By Amanda Murphy SALINA, Kan. — A childhood of homeschooling followed by military high school is not the norm for most kids, but Seminole Tribe twins Eli and Levi Harmon prove it can produce two top-notch students. The 18-year-old seniors attend St. John’s Military School in Salina, Kan. and rank No.

HOLLYWOOD — All police officers train thoroughly for their jobs, but they don’t all have two legs. Bara, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, uses four legs to do her job as a narcotics canine with the Seminole Police Department. Officer Jody Certain brought Bara to a Hollywood Police Explorers meeting Oct. 29

HOLLYWOOD — Laurie Steinberg, a veteran educator with 35 years of experience in Exceptional Student Education (ESE), has joined the Education Department as ESE case manager. She will help students with learning disabilities get the services they need to successfully complete their educations. According to the National Institutes of Health, 15

BIG CYPRESS — Gathered at the memorial wall on the Big Cypress Reservation, Ahfachkee School students, teachers and staff paid homage Nov. 6 to Tribal members and employees who served or currently serve in the U.S. military. Ahfachkee senior Quenton Cypress emceed the grand assembly that was created, hosted and led