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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 21, 2022

Prairie Lake principal gets shaved in solidarity

Principal Robert Strenth asked third-grade teacher Amy Steinly to shave his head to show his support after she lost her hair during cancer treatments.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 21, 2022

East Winter Garden mobilizes to fight plastic-waste facility

Residents are banding together to try to keep the recycling company out of their neighborhood while the city continues its legal challenge against Orange County.

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Annabelle Sikes
September 21, 2022

Windermere High School stadium update: Parents say 'Enough!'

The decision to locate Windermere High’s football stadium off-campus is still causing problems. And parents are fed up.

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Annabelle Sikes
September 21, 2022

Miles to Go invites community to first 5K run/walk fundraiser this weekend

Miles to Go Charities, founded in 2018 by 9-year-old Miles Newbold, has distributed nearly 6,000 bags to the homeless in Central Florida.

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Annabelle Sikes
September 21, 2022

CFCArts names new CEO

Terrance Hunter, who joined Central Florida Community Arts team in 2019, was named CEO earlier this week.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 21, 2022

Oakland holds budget workshop

Commissioners passed the first reading of the tentative budget, set at $28 million, and the proposed millage rate of 6.3.

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Andrea Mujica
September 20, 2022

Maxey Community Center to host Community Resource Fair

Are you in need of a Florida ID, a driver's license, or other legal documents? From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sept. 21, at 830 Klondike St., Winter Garden, you can get info on how to obtain those.

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Michael Eng
September 20, 2022

Orange County hopes to reinstate field parking for Windermere High Homecoming

According to county officials the amount of rainfall the area received in recent weeks forced the closure of the field parking. 

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Andrea Mujica
September 19, 2022

Foundation Academy senior receives scholarship from Sun Bum for parking lot painting

Executives at Sun Bum saw the parking spot painting on social media and presented Audrey Wolverton with a bag full of products and a surprise scholarship.

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Michael Eng
September 19, 2022

Windermere 'home' game moved to Dr. Phillips tonight

The game between the Wolverines and Panthers will take place at 7 p.m. at Bill Spoone Stadium.

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Andrea Mujica
September 19, 2022

Five things we learned about West Orange-area teams, Sept. 19, 2022

Here are five takeaways from football action Friday, Sept. 16.

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Annabelle Sikes
September 18, 2022

A Miracle for Max

Two-year-old Max McCabe was diagnosed with a rare and fatal neurological disease, TBCD, with a life expectancy of only a few years and no known treatment.

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Michael Eng
September 17, 2022

Canopy Oaks home tops Winter Garden-area sales from Sept. 3 to 9

The home at 682 Canopy Estates Drive, Winter Garden, sold Sept. 6, for $1.2 million.

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Annabelle Sikes
September 17, 2022

PHOTOS: Windermere Police Department's Cops & Bobbers 2022

Children ages 3 through 17 raced minnows, fished with the police department and won prizes.

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Annabelle Sikes
September 17, 2022

Windermere passes boathouse resolution

The town of Windermere approved unanimously a resolution to officially authorize the town attorney to proceed with a lawsuit filed against occupants of the boathouses.