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  • Danielle Hendrix
  • January 5, 2018
FORECAST: Orange County, municipal leaders talk lessons learned after Irma

After Hurricane Irma, local city and county leaders reflect on what improvements they can make for the 2018 hurricane season.

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  • Danielle Hendrix
  • January 5, 2018
Southwest Middle School teacher earns Northrop Grumman teaching fellowship

Corydon Strawser is one of three teachers in the state to be named a Northrop Grumman Teaching Fellow.

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  • Gabby Baquero
  • January 4, 2018
FORECAST: Making Orange County affordable

To combat the lack of affordable housing, Orange County is brainstorming ways to incentivize developers to build more variety of housing types.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • January 3, 2018
1940-2017: S. Scott Vandergrift, longest-serving Ocoee mayor, dies

Vandergrift's celebration of life is at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the Ocoee Community Center.

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  • Steven Ryzewski
  • December 30, 2017
2017: A year of state titles in West, Southwest Orange | Observer Preps

The calendar year saw six team championships and three individual state championships for teams and athletes at schools covered by the West Orange Times & Observer and Windermere Observer.

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  • Gabby Baquero
  • December 22, 2017
Innovation Montessori Ocoee awarded  $15K grant to enhance play space

Innovation Montessori Ocoee, a new charter school in Ocoee, was awarded a construction grant from Dr Pepper Snapple and nonprofit KaBOOM.

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  • Gabby Baquero
  • December 21, 2017
PHOTOS: United Way and VFW Bring Holiday Cheer to Puerto Rican Evacuees

Heart of Florida United Way and VFW Post 4305 teamed up to bring some holiday cheer to Puerto Rican evacuees displaced by Hurricane Maria.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2017
Former Ocoee Mayor S. Scott Vandergrift dies at 77

During his tenure, the city’s population grew from 15,000 residents to more than 40,000.

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    By
  • Danielle Hendrix
  • December 21, 2017
Grinch targets Christmas decorations in Horizon West

Residents in Oasis Cove and Independence reported thefts of their holiday decorations.

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    By
  • Danielle Hendrix
  • December 21, 2017
Winter Garden resident starts 'deaf chat' to help others build ASL proficiency

A Winter Garden resident has started a monthly chat for those wanting to learn or get better at American Sign Language.

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    By
  • Gabby Baquero
  • December 20, 2017
County hosts final community meeting on Reams Road project

Orange County presented its proposed roadway improvements for Reams Road from Summerlake Park Boulevard to Taborfield Avenue.

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    By
  • Gabby Baquero
  • December 20, 2017
Traffic issues dominate Town Council discussion

A new town resident expressed frustration with vehicles that continually run the stop sign at Oakdale Street and Ninth Avenue, prompting a discussion of the town’s growing traffic issue.

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  • Gabby Baquero
  • December 20, 2017
Residents request traffic signal at busy intersection on C.R. 535

The intersection located at Winter Garden-Vineland Road and Lachlan Lane always has been busy, but some say new development-driven traffic has made it chaotic.

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  • Gabby Baquero
  • December 20, 2017
Sir Benji’s Donuts sets up shop at Plant St. Market

The couple behind Sir Benji’s Donuts now is selling its artisanal mini doughnuts in a permanent location at the Plant St. Market.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • December 20, 2017
Windermere Elementary reaches golden milestone

Fifty years ago, the community’s elementary school opened in a new and larger facility. It previously operated in downtown Windermere in what is now the municipal center.

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