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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • June 10, 2020
Cherie Ruhle retires after 37 years with OCPS

Elementary school teacher Cherie Ruhle spent nearly all of her career at Windermere.

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  • By Troy Herring |
  • June 24, 2020
Winter Garden Squeeze ready for FCSL season

The Winter Garden Squeeze prepares for a new, unique season as the Florida Collegiate Summer League gets back to work following a lengthy delay.

  • Sports
  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • July 15, 2020
Meet Orange County Property Appraiser Candidate Rick Singh

Read our exclusive Q&A with Orange County Property Appraiser candidate/incumbent Rick Singh.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • December 26, 2020
Home At Last completes ninth home

Sgt. Landon Beck and his wife and their six children were able to move into their new house in Winter Garden by Christmas.

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  • By Troy Herring |
  • March 18, 2021
West Orange High duo return to the volleyball court

West Orange High’s Lucy Noegel and Sara Reinbolt have dealt with significant challenges in the past year, but both have found a refuge in the game of volleyball.

  • Sports
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • April 14, 2021
Max Schaked wins American Legion oration competition

The 17-year-old Windermere resident sets a high bar for himself, whether it’s winning multiple levels of a speech contest or mapping out plans to become a diplomat.

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  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • April 29, 2021
HEALTH MATTERS: The basics of budgeting

Taking the first steps toward financial health will set you and your family up for a lifetime of enjoying your money by taking control of it.

  • Health
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • May 26, 2021
Pastor Rusty retiring from Methodist church

Rusty Belcher has led the congregation at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden since his appointment in 2005.

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  • By Troy Herring |
  • June 2, 2021
Royals Crowned: TFA baseball claims first state title

A complete-game shutout by Ben Barrett and three-timely runs in the top of the seventh catapulted the Royals to the FHSAA Class 3A state championship.

  • Sports
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • July 21, 2021
Ocoee’s beloved Santa dies

Mike McEvers was widely known for his natural white beard and his ability to amaze children with his Santa Claus persona.

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  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • July 29, 2021
Ocoee denies concrete batch plant

Leaders voted in opposition of a large-scale preliminary site plan that would have allowed for a CEMEX plant on Ocoee Apopka Road.

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  • By Eric Gutierrez |
  • September 18, 2019
Soupa Plates serves up southern fare, barbecue with Haitian twist

Carl Romain’s roadside eatery, Soupa Plates, attracts barbecue aficionados throughout Central Florida.

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  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • October 10, 2019
Eat, drink and be scary in southwest Orange County

From tricks and treats to scares and spooks, here are a few Halloween events around southwest Orlando for the whole family.

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  • By Troy Herring |
  • June 5, 2019
Windermere Lakers Aquatics swim team trio compete at highest level

Windermere Lakers swim team members Hayley Clark, Addison Reese and Isabella Lojewski were three of 28 girls to participate in the USA Swimming Southern Zone Select Camp, while coach Alexander Dehner was named to the staff.

  • Sports
  • By Troy Herring |
  • July 10, 2019
Spencer Pigot is firing on all cylinders

From Windermere to Indy, Spencer Pigot is making his name known in the world of IndyCar.

  • Sports
  • By Troy Herring |
  • January 29, 2020
Saddle up: Learning the sport of equestrian at Sunnybrook Farm

At Sunnybrook Farm in Winter Garden, young equestrians learn to conquer fear and establish relationships.

  • Sports
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • February 12, 2020
Forever family: Grayden makes the Fraga family complete

The Fragas are a happy family of three after entering into an open adoption agreement with their infant son’s birth mother.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • February 19, 2020
Lost but not forgotten: Fuller's Crossing and Clarcona

The two areas — Fuller's Crossing, north of Winter Garden, and Clarcona, north of Ocoee — were stops along the rail line. The rural community of Clarcona still exists.

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  • By Tim Freed |
  • March 4, 2020
OCPS hosts meeting after Windermere High student suicide

The district’s Mental Health Services department met with parents and families following the most recent tragic student death at Windermere High School.

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  • By Troy Herring |
  • December 5, 2019
Under pressure: Student-athletes battle stress on and off the field

Life as a student-athlete is full of stressors, especially for those looking to make it to the next level of their sport.

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