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Amy Quesinberry Price
July 17, 2019

West Orange County history

Find out what happened this week in history in West Orange County.

West Orange Times & Observer
Neighborhood

Amy Quesinberry Price
July 17, 2019

Shooting Stars competing for best dance performance title

Local performers in the Clermont dance company Shooting Stars are competing for an industry award and are hoping to garner the most votes by July 31.

West Orange Times & Observer
Neighborhood

Hannah Swayze
July 17, 2019

‘Mind over matter’ Shann Cliburn is Winter Garden's first female fire lieutenant

Shann Cliburn, of the Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department, earned a promotion to become the first female fire lieutenant in the city’s history.

West Orange Times & Observer
News

Amy Quesinberry Price
July 17, 2019

Finding the Lost Sheep expands community ministry

Finding the Lost Sheep is turning a former church building on Klondike Street into an outreach center for the community.

West Orange Times & Observer
Neighborhood

Hannah Swayze
July 17, 2019

Town Council takes steps toward new trail system

Windermere leaders gave approval for a variance for a new sign, approved acquisition of railroad right-of-way and continued their cut-through traffic discussion July 9.

Southwest Orange
News

Danielle Hendrix
July 16, 2019

Windermere resident spearheads painted-rocks project in Windermere

Windermere resident Molly Rose is spearheading the “#WindermereRocks” project — painting rocks and leaving them around town for others to find.

Southwest Orange
Neighborhood

Danielle Hendrix
July 16, 2019

Oasis Church in Winter Garden hopes to aid migrants

Oasis Winter Garden is collecting supplies and preparing to send a team to a shelter in McAllen, Texas, to serve released migrant families.

West Orange Times & Observer
News

Sarah Cavacini
July 16, 2019

Dr. Phillips High senior wins scholarship for entrepreneur project

Local high school graduate Ritiga Ravichandran received $1,000 courtesy of the Dr. Phillips Chamber of Commerce for her idea to market an organic and non-GMO snack food.

Southwest Orange
News

Tim Freed
July 16, 2019

Rotary Club of Horizon West moving to larger space

The club will now meet at Springhill Suites by Marriott.

Southwest Orange
News

Amy Quesinberry Price
July 15, 2019

ONP campers learn about insects

Participants in the Oakland Nature Preserve’s summer camp program spent the week of July 8-12 learning about spineless creatures during “Backbone Not Required!”