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A Closer Look: The Office of the State Attorney Ninth Judicial Circuit

Led by The Honorable Aramis D. Ayala, the Office of the State Attorney Ninth Judicial Circuit serves Orange and Osceola counties and is committed to making Orlando and the surrounding region a vibrant, safe and healthy place to live, work and play. The team is made up of more than 155 prosecutors who work with support […]

Orange County Recognizes Area Students for Science Project Focused on Types of Sandbags used in Natural Disasters

Four local ninth graders were recently recognized by Orange County Government’s Public Safety Director Danny Banks and Public Works Chief Engineer Mehul Parekh for...

Restored Pine Hills Community Garden Grows Bonds Among Young and Old

The restoration of the Pine Hills Community Garden was made possible by the joint funding efforts of the Sustainable Communities Grant and Pine Hills...

A Closer Look: The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court

If you ask residents the first three things that come to mind when they think of the courts, they would most likely say: jury...

Orange County Veterans Services: Many Vets Don’t Know about Benefits

Orange County Veterans Services, part of the County’s Community and Family Services Department, has been helping veterans with their VA benefits since 1945. Unfortunately,...

Orange County Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month in May

May is National Mental Health Awareness month. Each year, residents, community organizations and major employers across the U.S. highlight the effort to fight the...

Orange County Celebrates Community, Tradition and Asian Pacific Heritage

Throughout the month of May, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) have been celebrating Asian Pacific American...

Mayor Demings Delivers 2019 State of the County to Great Turnout at Orange County Convention Center

On May 16, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings welcomed nearly 1,500 citizens and community leaders to the 2019 State of the County address...

A Closer Look: Orange County Clerk of Courts

The office of the Orange County Clerk of Courts, led by Tiffany Moore Russell, maintains more than 47 million digital court documents, as well...

Orange County Leaders and the Community Celebrate Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center 30th “Animalversary”

Since 1989, the Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center has been rescuing, raising, rehabilitating and releasing injured or orphaned Florida-native species and...