The Seminole Chronicle was a weekly community newspaper that served Oviedo and Winter Springs , Florida , United States . The Chronicle published each Thursday with a circulation of 10,000 copies.
10-618: The Chronicle was founded in 2004 by the Knight Newspapers company and was purchased in 2007 by Florida Today , which is owned by Gannett . Florida Today ceased publication of the Chronicle on July 31, 2014. The Seminole Chronicle began publication in July 2004, with a goal to compete directly with the Seminole Voice , another Oviedo-based newspaper. Founding editor Alex Babcock created
20-621: Is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida . Al Neuharth of the Gannett corporation started the paper in 1966, and some of the things he did with this newspaper presaged what he would later do at USA Today . In addition to its regular daily publication, Florida Today publishes three weekly community newspapers that are tailored for the North, South, and Central areas within Brevard County. Average daily circulation ($ 1.25/issue) of
30-579: The Cocoa newspaper from Marie Holderman in 1965, it also acquired the Titusville Star-Advocate in the county seat to the north, and the tabloid weekly Eau Gallie Courier , the latter published from the Cocoa facility. They acquired the Melbourne Daily Times in 1970. To guarantee advertisers a minimum circulation, Gannett delivered papers at no cost to all residences in Brevard County for
40-484: The first two weeks of the newspaper's life; publication began on March 21, 1966. It continued this free circulation promotion to specific parts of the county until its circulation met the minimum set for the advertisers. Both the Titusville and Melbourne papers maintained their independence and continued to be printed at each publication's own facility. A teen section The Verge was "by, for, and about teens." The section
50-467: The main publication is 54,021, with Sunday circulation ($ 3.50/issue) 89,328 (2013). Circulation of the paper tends to be higher in the winter (due to snowbirds ), lower in summer. Gannett's Florida Today , initially simply TODAY , was built at the Cocoa Tribune , to compete with the regional and dominant Orlando Sentinel and the statewide Miami Herald . When Gannett (Gannett Florida) purchased
60-603: The newspaper as part of the Knight Newspapers company, which also owned the Central Florida Future , the University of Central Florida's campus newspaper. The Seminole Chronicle mainly served the Seminole County, Florida communities of Oviedo and Winter Springs, but also delivered to Chuluota and Geneva . The Chronicle had five sections: News, Lifestyles, Sports, Viewpoints and Classifieds. The primary goal of
70-698: The newspaper was to deliver hyper-local, community news to residents in the coverage area. In February 2007, Florida Today purchased Knight Newspapers, Inc. which included the Central Florida Future and the Seminole Chronicle . Florida Today is owned by Gannett. After purchasing the Chronicle , Gannett moved the Chronicle's production offices to High Tech Drive, within the Research Quadrangle. Gannett also moved in three other products within
80-515: The papers throughout the surrounding areas of Oviedo and Winter Springs through the use of newspaper boxes and home delivery. In 2011, the newspaper adopted a free home delivery model through the Orlando Sentinel. Papers were distributed to select neighborhoods in Oviedo, Winter Springs, Geneva and Chuluota as well as on racks scattered throughout the community. Florida Today Florida Today
90-526: The same office: The Central Florida Future , a bi-weekly student newspaper covering University of Central Florida , Moms Like Me , a monthly magazine for mothers, and Saves , a coupon booklet packaged with the Future and the Chronicle. Moms Like Me was discontinued in 2011. The office address was 11825 High Tech Avenue Orlando, Florida 32817. The phone number was 407-447-4555. The Chronicle printed 10,000 copies every Thursday year-round, and distributed
100-411: Was composed by 40 students, as long as they were under 20 (most were in local high schools, but a few attended the local Brevard Community College ). The section had regular articles in rotation such as Generation Gaps, where teens and someone from an earlier generation (parent, teacher, coach, etc.) wrote opposing views to a topic. The section began expanding into other parts of the paper and throughout
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