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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 11, 2026
Couple opens Play Street Museum in Winter Garden

The museum was designed to be an interactive and educational play space.

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  • Megan Bruinsma
  • March 11, 2026
Ocoee recognizes Black History Month essay contest winners

The 2026 Black History Month essay winners were named at the Ocoee City Commission meeting Tuesday, March 3.

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  • March 10, 2026
McMullen wins reelection to Oakland commission

Joseph McMullen has served on the Oakland Town Commission since 2006.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 10, 2026
Family sues OCPS, teacher

A family filed a lawsuit Monday, March 9, against Orange County's School Board and a teacher's aide who allegedly bit an autistic student at Magnolia School in 2025.

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  • Megan Bruinsma
  • March 10, 2026
Writer’s Block Bookstore is closing its doors

The Winter Garden bookstore will close at the end of April.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 10, 2026
Ocoee woman faces felony charges after hit-and-run

Elizabeth Gonzalez Vasquez, 49, was arrested Saturday, March 7, after hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Peters Avenue in Ocoee.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 9, 2026
Ocoee's Chick-fil-A 5K to benefit Do Good Farm

The proceeds will go directly to Winter Garden's Do Good Farm, an organization helping end hunger and malnutrition around the globe.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 9, 2026
Oakland General Town Election to take place

The elections will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. Voting will take place at 218 E. Oakland Ave., Oakland.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 9, 2026
New support group at AdventHealth Winter Garden

The "Baby Bunch" breastfeeding support group is designated for postpartum moms to connect on a weekly basis.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 9, 2026
City of Ocoee to perform shoreline restoration on Starke Lake

The restoration efforts will take place from Monday, March 9, through Friday, March 20.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 9, 2026
Winter Garden resolves reclaimed water service interruption

The work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant causing the interruption is complete.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • March 4, 2026
Ocoee Police to become servers for a day

Officers will become servers from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Texas Roadhouse to support the Special Olympics.

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  • Justice Covert
  • March 4, 2026
Winter Garden leaders approve AI answering system

Winter Garden will implement an AI system to answer calls for non-emergency police assistance.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • March 4, 2026
Tucker Ranch addition to open later this year

The city of Winter Garden is moving the historic West Orange Country Club arch. It will serve as a centerpiece for the Tucker Ranch addition.

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  • Justice Covert
  • March 4, 2026
Winter Garden residents protest recent property purchases

Residents packed the Winter Garden City Commission meeting Thursday, Feb. 26, to voice concerns over the recent property purchases around downtown by one individual.

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