Jackson Heights

The average price of a house purchased in Aberdeen increased 9 percent in 2011, due in part to low supply and high demand.  The average sale price of a home in 2011 was $148,838, up from $136,621 in 2010, according to figures from the Aberdeen Multiple...

A day after Aberdeen officials learned of plans for an apartment complex that would, in part, cater to low-income housing needs, Brown County commissioners heard about a similar unrelated project. Jackson Heights Apartments would be built west of the K....

The planned Jackson Heights Apartments, which were supported by the Brown County Commission last week, received an endorsement from the Aberdeen City Council on Monday. The council approved a resolution of necessity for the 41-unit, three-story...

Turns out single ladies in New York have a better chance of finding love than men. At least, that's according to a new study done by the StatsBee column for the city's Economic Development Corporation, that notes there are more never-married single men...

      State Rep. Jason Brodeur's controversial amendment to the House's budget is an interesting read, with layers of intrigue packed into just three sentences, albeit two of them are long in typical lawmakers' style. As we reported, the Sanford...

Three Seminole County public school educators are up for the honor of Teacher of the Year. Valeria Brown, a language arts teacher at Jackson Heights Middle; Casey Foote, a third grade teacher at Altamonte Elementary; and Helen Reed, who teaches English at...

Nineteen Central Florida students won awards last weekend at he 14th annual Science Challenge held at the Orlando Science Center. The event is meant to be an intermediate competition for students who've won at their county science fairs and hope to do...

A Jackson Heights Middle School teacher has been named Seminole County's Teacher of the Year. Valerie Brown, a language arts teacher at the school for the past four years, was selected from among 63 top teachers nominated by their schools. Other finalists...

The rush to put salad bars in Seminole County schools may be producing second thoughts. Turns out, it takes a lot of lettuce to keep them stocked with tomatoes and other veggies. “We hope to be able to continue this support for healthy choices for...

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

Physician, public health reformer.  Born:  September 17, 1862, Emlenton, Pennsylvania.  Married: Katherine Zuercher, 1890.  Died: July 12, 1954, Jackson Heights (Queens), New York. Samuel Jay Crumbine was born September 17, 1862, in Emlenton,...

Today there will be 48 regional cross country races at 19 sites to decide which 144 teams and 240 individuals will represent their schools in next week's 12 state cross country races at two sites to decide the 12 individual and team cross country...