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Eric Gutierrez
September 22, 2018

PHOTOS: Ocoee High School theater presents "You Can't Take It with You"

Ocoee High theater students performed the classic and comedic love story, "You Can't Take it With You" from Sept. 20 to 22.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 21, 2018

Obituary: Patricia "Miss Patti" (Luke) Vernosky

Patricia "Miss Patti" (Luke) Vernosky, 77, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 21, 2018

Obituary: George "Blair" Browder

George "Blair" Browder, 89, a Winter Garden native, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 21, 2018

Oakland lowers ad valorem

The Oakland Town Commission set its millage rate at 6.75, the same as last year, and then lowered it.

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Gabby Baquero
September 19, 2018

Ocoee budget passes its first reading

City leaders adopted a tentative millage rate of 6.5 mils with the intention of lowering it to 5.5 mils at the final budget hearing.

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Eric Gutierrez
September 19, 2018

Study: Widening is needed for Avalon Road

Orange County officials presented options for taking a .43-mile stretch of Avalon from two to four lanes.

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Eric Gutierrez
September 19, 2018

Sheriff’s Office becomes member agency of Project Lifesaver International

The program offers life-saving technology that aids in finding certain missing persons in under an hour.

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Eric Gutierrez
September 19, 2018

WOHS theater students reflect on thespian festival

West Orange High School’s theater students took their production of “Bright Star” to the International Thespian Festival in June.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 19, 2018

Matthew’s Hope moves into forever home

An open house on Saturday, Sept. 15, gave the community a peek inside to see how all the Matthew's Hope homeless programs will operate under one roof.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 19, 2018

Windermere High debuts all-inclusive Wolverine Court

The students at Windermere High School have given junior Olivia Andrus the chance to feel included for the first time in her life.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
September 19, 2018

Winter Garden's beloved tire lady restored

West Orange County residents who lived here in the 1970s and ’80s might remember the iconic tire lady statue that stood in front of Griffith Tire. Once missing, she has been restored and is back in commission in Georgia.