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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • July 10, 2024
WAY BACK WHEN: Fred Shepherd

Longtime Oakland resident Fred Shepherd was born in Winter Garden, and his wife’s family settled in West Orange County in 1919.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • September 30, 2023
THE UNSOLVED: Where is Ernest Manzanares?

Ernest Joe Manzanares, who would now be 58 years old, was last seen in Ocoee July 28, 1988.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Megan Bruinsma |
  • October 23, 2025
West Orange teens tap into their creative side with The Pulp Pages

Teen volunteers gather in West Oaks Library once per month to work together on creating their own magazine: The Pulp Pages.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Neighborhood
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • November 29, 2017
Your guide to holiday happenings in West Orange County

Find out when and where your favorite holiday events are taking place in and around West Orange County.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Megan Bruinsma |
  • July 23, 2025
The natural: Meet Ocoee author Peggy Lantz

Lantz has transformed her youthful love of writing poems into authoring 10 nature books.

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  • By Brittni Larson |
  • October 24, 2012
Park Style: Kendall and Kendall Studio

Kendall and Kendall Hair Color Studio owner started helping her mom, the original owner of the Winter Park salon, when she was 9 years old.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • Neighborhood
  • By Andrea Mujica |
  • July 21, 2023
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sophia Margelos

Margelos completed her season with a batting average of .431 and an OBP of 1.071. She also pitched 93 innings, struck out 140 and had a WHIP of 1.58.

  • Sports
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  • By Matt Morrison |
  • August 3, 2011
Screen dreams hit home

“Subprime” chronicles the working life of a young mortgage broker during the boom and bust years of the subprime mortgage crisis.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • News
  • By Jennifer Nesslar |
  • July 6, 2016
Go-Getters: Young entrepreneurs in West Orange

This summer, three young entrepreneurs are using their time to work hard and earn a little spending money.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Business
  • By Andrea Mujica |
  • November 3, 2022
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Antonina Harned

Harned recently won regionals for the second time in her high school career Friday, Oct. 28, with a total of 560.80 points.

  • Sports
  • By Brittni Larson |
  • November 20, 2013
College Park illustrator draws for Disney

Many have called him the “master of the googly eye.” Long’s zany characters have danced across the pages of dozens of children’s books, many of which he’s authored himself.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • Neighborhood
  • By Randy Knight |
  • April 30, 2015
Winter Park City Talk

On Friday, May 1, SunRail will celebrate its one year anniversary with a day of surprises for passengers.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • Opinion
  • By Brittni Larson |
  • January 16, 2013
Driven to race

Orlando resident Vicki Brian is breaking her way into race car driving.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • Neighborhood
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • September 15, 2020
WWII veteran living full life at 100

Larry Cheever reaches his milestone birthday this weekend, and the family is planning a big drive-by parade in his honor.

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  • Neighborhood
  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • January 11, 2017
Windermere woman is entrepreneur, builder behind The Rustic Barn furniture

For Windermere-based entrepreneur Jolene Smith, much of the work behind her woodworking business The Rustic Barn is a one-woman show.

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  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • May 16, 2018
Dr. Phillips alumna Hannah Schaible fulfills professional hoops dream | Observer Preps

Former Dr. Phillips High School basketball and flag football star Hannah Schaible played professional basketball in Denmark, for SISU Copenhagen of the Dameligaen league.

  • Sports
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • May 28, 2025
Vietnam, Desert Storm veteran experiences D.C. with Honor Flight

Joel Doss, of Ocoee, was nominated for the one-day trip to Washington, D.C., to experience the war memorials in the nation’s capital. Doss served in both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 8, 2026
CFCA students serve others on two mission trips

Central Florida Christian Academy students traveled to Ashland, Kentucky, and the Dominican Republic to make a difference.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 11, 2023
Florida Department of Education releases 2022-23 school grades

See how West Orange- and Southwest Orange-area schools fared.

  • Observer School Zone
  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • December 21, 2023
Fantastic 15: Meet West Orange, Southwest Orange County's top girls basketball players for 23-24

Basketball season is in high gear, so catch up on some of the area’s top girls basketball players for the season.

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