Featured Stories
Orange County Deputy EMS Medical Director Earns Award For Leading the Way in Stroke Care
Orange County Deputy EMS Medical Director Dr. Desmond Fitzpatrick is a true lifesaver. He helps save lives across Central Florida by bringing hospitals, EMS agencies, and stroke centers together to ensure stroke patients receive proper care and positive medical outcomes. This collaborative initiative earned him special recognition this year from the Florida Stroke Registry...
Orange County Seeks Alternative Measures to Fight Hunger With Recent SNAP Benefits Suspension
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings joined representatives from Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Heart of Florida...
Orange County’s Surplus Lots Program Helps Family Build Stability
When Chelethia “Chelly” Helmes moved into her first apartment in 2002, rent was $500 a month. By 2022, that number had tripled, and she...
Orange County Procurement Division Wins Again! Named Best of the Best For 30 Years Running
Awards come and go–unless you are the Orange County Procurement team, in which case they just keeping coming, year after year. Thirty years, 30...
Community & Services
Orange County Deputy EMS Medical Director Earns Award For Leading the Way in Stroke Care
Orange County Deputy EMS Medical Director Dr. Desmond Fitzpatrick is a true lifesaver. He helps save lives across Central Florida by bringing hospitals, EMS agencies, and stroke centers together to ensure stroke patients receive...
Orange County Seeks Alternative Measures to Fight Hunger With Recent SNAP Benefits Suspension
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings joined representatives from Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Heart of Florida United Way, and the Christian Service Center for the Homeless...
Orange County’s Surplus Lots Program Helps Family Build Stability
When Chelethia “Chelly” Helmes moved into her first apartment in 2002, rent was $500 a month. By 2022, that number had tripled, and she was struggling to keep up. Living paycheck to paycheck, she fell deeper into credit card debt while working hard to provide for her daughter. Unfortunately, the dream of owning a...
Public Health & Safety
Quick-Thinking Security Guards Save Driver’s Life Near Orange County Utilities Facility
On a recent Wednesday, a typical night turned into a rescue by security guards working the graveyard shift at the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility off McCormick Road in Northwest Orange County near Apopka. In...
Orange County Strengthens Community Health Through Mental Health and Homelessness Programs
Orange County is investing in the health and stability of its residents by expanding programs that address two deeply interconnected challenges: mental health and homelessness. At the center of this effort is the County’s...
Orange County Recognized for Pedestrian Safety Efforts
In recent years, Orange County transportation engineers and planners have been tasked with converting aging, vehicle-prioritized roadways into safe, multimodal thoroughfares that serve pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and drivers alike. Significant safety enhancement projects have been completed across several corridors, transforming the look and feel of Orange County’s streets: Oak Ridge Road – completed...
Business
Orange County Procurement Division Wins Again! Named Best of the Best For 30 Years Running
Awards come and go–unless you are the Orange County Procurement team, in which case they just keeping coming, year after year. Thirty years, 30 awards. Now that’s consistency. Once again, the National Procurement Institute awarded the...
Hiring event helps Neighborhood Services fill vacant Code Compliance Inspector positions
In 2024, Orange County’s Code Compliance team conducted more than 33,200 inspections and resolved 16,000 cases related to property management issues, structural deficiencies, nuisance complaints and more. And they did it all despite not...
Orange County Utilities Retains AAA Bond Ratings, Continues to Strive for Excellence
The Water and Wastewater System of Orange County Utilities in Central Florida recently was awarded AAA ratings by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings for bonds issued in May 2025. These prestigious designations were earned in relation to the System’s Series 2025 Water and Wastewater Utility Revenue Bonds that were recently sold due to...
