Southington will honor Olympic skeleton racer Austin Florian at a homecoming event Feb. 27 at Mount Southington. Florian finished 12th in men's skeleton — the top American result — at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.
The Southington Board of Education voted 8-1 on Feb. 19 to adopt a $173.7 million Master Facility Plan that would rebuild Kelley Elementary, expand South End Elementary and close Flanders Elementary. A spring referendum is next.
The Southington Board of Education has held multiple special and committee meetings in early 2026, focusing on operations and instruction. Regular sessions continue with agendas and minutes publicly available, though specific decisions from recent meetings are not yet detailed.
A Southington man, Zachary Apt, was arrested on February 13, 2026, in connection with a 2021 homicide in Somers. The Connecticut State Police made the arrest, marking the second in the cold case involving a Massachusetts victim found on Durkee Road.