Orange County lifts curfew

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings had implemented the curfew Sunday, May 31.

By Michael Eng
| 7:35 p.m. June 8, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
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Orange County has lifted its 10 p.m. nightly curfew, effective immediately.

"The purpose of the curfew was to prevent the further spread of COVID-19," county officials wrote on the county's Twitter feed. "With demonstrators wearing face masks and social distancing, there is no need to continue the curfew."

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings implemented the curfew Sunday, May 31, following a day and evening of protests related to the death of George Floyd. Exemptions to the curfew were residents going to/leaving work; first responders; and medical emergencies.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.