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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 13, 2026
Teen left injured after hit-and-run in Ocoee

Ryan, 13, was hit by a truck Friday, March 6. The driver, Elizabeth Gonzalez-Vasquez, 49, fled the scene.

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  • Megan Bruinsma
  • March 13, 2026
Abbott’s Frozen Custard in Hamlin is closing after seven years

After seven years, Abbott’s Frozen Custard is closing its Hamlin shop by Saturday, March 21.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 12, 2026
Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute adds West Orange County surgeons to staff

Orthopedic surgeons Dr. Kevin Cox, Dr. Jose Torres and Dr. Jacob Cox are joining Orlando Health.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 11, 2026
New dance studio coming to Hamlin

District Dance Co. announced it will be bringing a dance studio to Hamlin soon.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 11, 2026
New Chair of MetroPlan Orlando elected

District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson was elected to lead the regional transportation planning organization.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 11, 2026
New Horizon West elementary school has a name

Ovation Elementary School is the name for the new school, which will open in August.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 11, 2026
Residents needed for new District 1 Leadership Council

Commissioner Nicole Wilson is launching a new advisory council and is looking for residents to serve on it.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 11, 2026
Couple opens Play Street Museum in Winter Garden

The museum was designed to be an interactive and educational play space.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 11, 2026
Orlando Health opens first-of-its-kind clinic at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital

The new clinic offers colorectal and urogynecology treatments.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 11, 2026
Fostering creativity through children's books

Windermere’s Megan Morris wrote “How to Catch a Leprechaun,” teaching kids to have fun while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

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  • Megan Bruinsma
  • March 11, 2026
Ocoee recognizes Black History Month essay contest winners

The 2026 Black History Month essay winners were named at the Ocoee City Commission meeting Tuesday, March 3.

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  • March 10, 2026
McMullen wins reelection to Oakland commission

Joseph McMullen has served on the Oakland Town Commission since 2006.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 10, 2026
Family sues OCPS, teacher

A family filed a lawsuit Monday, March 9, against Orange County's School Board and a teacher's aide who allegedly bit an autistic student at Magnolia School in 2025.

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  • Megan Bruinsma
  • March 10, 2026
Writer’s Block Bookstore is closing its doors

The Winter Garden bookstore will close at the end of April.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 10, 2026
Ocoee woman faces felony charges after hit-and-run

Elizabeth Gonzalez Vasquez, 49, was arrested Saturday, March 7, after hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Peters Avenue in Ocoee.

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