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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • February 21, 2018
Erin Matherne checks one off bucket list

The Winter Garden resident tried her luck at all things trivia on a popular game show, and although she didn't win, she did know the Final Jeopardy! question.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • October 4, 2018
Girls on the Run helps local girls find their 'Star Power'

Girls on the Run Central Florida is celebrating 10 years of building healthy, confident girls in local schools across Southwest Orange.

  • Sports
  • By Gabby Baquero |
  • October 4, 2017
Father-son duo trek 2,189-mile Appalachian trail

A father and son from Ocoee recently spent 177 days hiking the Appalachian Trail — the world’s longest continuously marked footpath that extends from Georgia to Maine.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • May 4, 2017
Relay for Life in Winter Garden to honor local cancer survivors

Windermere resident Brogan Regan, 5, will be among the cancer survivors honored at Relay for Life of West Orange.

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  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • May 12, 2017
West Orange tennis player bounces back after health scare -- Observer Preps

The discovery of a cancerous tumor in her left lung cost West Orange tennis player Courtney Earp her junior season, but that didn’t stop her from having her strongest varsity season.

  • Sports
  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • February 15, 2024
Unidentified bones leave case open in Winter Garden

The Winter Garden Police Department is asking the community for information regarding unidentified remains found in 2004.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • April 19, 2024
Olympia High girls volleyball using beach season to grow program, players

Olympia High’s girls volleyball program is using beach volleyball's unique qualities to help the program and players grow for the fall indoor season.

  • Sports
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • June 12, 2024
Rain brings some relief to dry conditions

A burn ban was issued May 31 in Orange County following weeks of no precipitation.

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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 Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • May 14, 2025
A.B. Newton & Co. celebrates 10 years

The Winter Garden-based company is a popular booth at the weekly farmers market and is known for its fun and quirky items promoting West Orange communities.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • April 10, 2025
The First Academy lacrosse honors veterans at Wounded Warrior game

In partnership with the school’s Wounded Warrior Club, The First Academy boys and girls lacrosse teams honored a pair of veterans and their families at the annual event.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • April 25, 2024
Windermere, Horizon compete at WGI World Championships

Both Windermere High and Horizon High color guard teams qualified for and competed in the 2024 WGI Scholastic A World Championships.

  • Sports
  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • December 22, 2023
Windermere council opens Town Hall rehab to more public input

After much discussion at the Windermere Town Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12, town leaders voted unanimously to collect more public input before moving forward with any changes to Town Hall.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • November 26, 2024
Orlando Torah Center project draws community’s ire

Orange County staff is scheduling a second meeting in December so more residents have a chance to ask questions and share their opinions on the synagogue project in Sand Lake Hills.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • February 27, 2025
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Ages Hart, Ocoee City Commission District 4

Incumbent George Oliver III faces off against former interim commissioner Ages Hart in the lone city of Ocoee election on the March ballot.

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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.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • October 26, 2023
Not in my backyard: Residents speak out against liquor store in Horizon West

A developer is seeking to construct Stoneybrook Liquors on 4.2 acres north of Porter Road and west of Hamlin Groves Trail.

  • Southwest Orange
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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • November 20, 2023
Espresso yourself: Double O’s opens in Ocoee

Colby O’Brien, 22, is bringing a quick-service, drive-thru coffee company to the city.

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  • By Leticia Silva |
  • June 18, 2025
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Coretta Anthony-Smith, Florida Senate District 15

Coretta Anthony-Smith is one of four democrats vying for the Florida Senate District 15 seat.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • September 26, 2024
Special Hearts Farm project clears hurdle

The proposed project in the Lake Avalon Rural Settlement has been a strong point of contention since the initial community meeting held in May.

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