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Southwest Orange | Neighborhood

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 2, 2024
ONP director stepping down

Jennifer Hunt has led the Oakland Nature Preserve for seven years, expanding its programs and introducing generations to the wonders of the outdoors.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 2, 2024
New church launching in Horizon West

The inaugural service for Horizon City Church will be held Oct. 6 at SunRidge Elementary School.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • October 2, 2024
Horizon West resident travels around the world in 80 days

Amrut Patel took 32 flights, visited 26 countries and spanned six continents during his two-and-one-half-month adventure.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 27, 2024
Windermere High confirms stadium opening game, ceremony following Hurricane Helene

Windermere Principal Andrew Leftakis confirms the ribbon-cutting ceremony, stadium-opening game will go on as scheduled as effects from Hurricane Helene were not hindrance.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 27, 2024
Windermere resident pens judge’s memoir

Windermere resident and attorney Amy Mitchell and former chief judge Belvin Perry Jr. have collaborated to release "The Velvet Hammer."

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    By
  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 26, 2024
Orange County Government provides updates for hurricane preparation

Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings provides updates on Hurricane Helene and the county's response including schools, sandbags, garbage pickup, shelters, power outages and government closures.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 26, 2024
Town of Oakland provides hurricane update, preparations

Oakland declares state of local emergency to facilitate staff's response to public safety matters as Hurricane Helene intensifies.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 25, 2024
Rosen JCC launches new Mommy & Me program

The Movers & Shakers program focuses on music, movement and interactive activities.

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    By
  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 23, 2024
PHOTOS: Foundation Academy officially opens new high school building

The school’s Tilden campus held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce the new building to Foundation students, staff and community.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 19, 2024
Tickets for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational have gone on sale

Tickets for Central Florida’s signature sporting event, which will be held from March 3–9, 2025 at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, are now available to the general public for purchase.

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  • Sam Albuquerque
  • September 19, 2024
The Church of Jesus Christ provides 700+ hours of service in honor of 9/11 victims and heroes

More than 235 members of The Church from 13 different local congregations in West Orange spent the day serving local organizations in honor of the victims and heroes of the 9/11 attacks.

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    By
  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 19, 2024
The First Academy Upper School Theatre Department presents “Not a Clue”

There was plenty of murder, mishaps and mayhem as The First Academy’s Upper School Theatre Department presented its fall production, “Not a Clue,” Sept. 12, 13 and 14 at the Black Box Theatre.

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    By
  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
Original staff members retire from Windermere High School

Lori and Nancy Laurenzana, who have spent a combined 62 years in education, were hired in 2017 to open Windermere High School on Winter Garden-Vineland Road.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Sept. 19, 2024

These are the people and events who made headlines in West Orange County's past.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 17, 2024
Gotha Middle to rock the school

The middle school has been named an Orange County Public Schools Rock Your School host school and will celebrate Sept. 27.

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