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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 22, 2025

Southwest Library celebrates success of 20-year-old book club

Librarian Sandy Mayer has facilitated several book clubs since 2005 and even offered a virtual option during the pandemic. In 20 years, members have read 213 books.

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Sam Albuquerque
January 22, 2025

Orange County to open temporary warming centers Thursday, Friday evenings due to cold weather

The recreation centers at Barnett Park and Goldenrod Park will open from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. to provide shelter for people without stable housing.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 22, 2025

Mother, son write memoir on fostering experience

Ben Snyder Jr., with the help of his mother, Michelle Snyder, has penned a book that shares a biological child’s view of growing up in a household with more than 25 foster “siblings.”

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 22, 2025

Backyard ready to serve up fun in Ocoee

Josh and Andrea Halperin are combining two dining experiences in their new restaurant: food trucks and a backyard party.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 22, 2025

HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Jan. 23, 2025

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 22, 2025

INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Paramdai “Vicky” Somwaru, Hamlin Elementary

The fourth-grade teacher has spent more than 20 years with Orange County Public Schools, three of them at Hamlin Elementary.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 22, 2025

Oakland commissioner responds to ‘false accusations’

Vice Mayor/Commissioner Mike Satterfield read a prepared statement at the Jan. 14 commission meeting refuting the accusations of not living in Oakland, falsifying documents and stealing from the town.

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Michael Eng
January 22, 2025

Johio Bay home tops Ocoee sales from Jan. 13 to 19

The home at 2443 Johio Bay Drive, Ocoee, sold Jan. 17, for $690,000.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 21, 2025

Obituary: Rory Allen Quesinberry

Obituary: Rory Allen Quesinberry, 70, who grew up in Windermere, died Jan. 10, 2025.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 21, 2025

Obituary: Richard S. Beebe Sr.

Obituary: Richard S. Beebe Sr., 89, formerly of Windermere, died Dec. 30, 2024.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 21, 2025

Obituary: Dustin Ray Miller

Obituary: Dustin Ray Miller, 45, died Jan. 14, 2025.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 21, 2025

OCPS traditional high schools continue to outperform state graduation rate

Twenty-one traditional high schools have earned a graduation rate higher than 90 percent.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
January 21, 2025

Ocoee market closed till summer

The creators of the West Oaks Farmers Market want to reassess its accomplishments and look for ways to improve before reopening later in the year.

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Michael Eng
January 21, 2025

Waterleigh home tops Horizon West sales from Jan. 13 to 19

The home at 10117 Atwater Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Jan. 17, for $1,709,990.

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Sam Albuquerque
January 20, 2025

PHOTOS: Ocoee’s 17th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Parade and Celebration

Ocoee residents filled the sidewalks along Clarke Road on the brisk January morning to participate in the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations.

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