Community & Services
Women’s History Month Profile | Dr. Laine Powell, Tech Sassy Girlz
Historically, lack of exposure and access have been the main reasons women have been extremely underrepresented in STEM-related fields. Even today, only 26 percent of the total people in computer science are women, and of these women 3 percent are black and 2 percent are Hispanic. Dr. Laine Powell, founder and executive director of Tech […]
Women’s History Month Profile | Alnita Whitt, Orange County Veterans Services
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners officially established the Orange County Veteran Services Office in 1945. More than 75 years later, the office...
Eatonville, the Town that Freedom Built, Still Stands as a Beacon of Hope and Progress
The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (PEC) may be best known for hosting its annual ZORA! Festival, which celebrates the life and writings...
Mayor Demings Honors Local Tuskegee Airmen Chapter with Proclamation
One of the most uplifting stories of perseverance and courage that emerged from World War II is the journey of the Tuskegee Airmen, unsung...
Meet Newly Elected District 6 Commissioner Mike Scott
Orange County District 6 has a new Commissioner, Mike Scott, whose lifelong passion has been community service and youth mentoring. A former Orange County...
Orange County’s Capacity Building Seminar Series Helps Local Nonprofits Thrive
Through the skills learned in Orange County’s Capacity Building Seminar Program, Tamisha Major is helping her nonprofit organization take their mission to the next...
Orange County Receives 16th Straight Tree City USA Designation
In celebration of State Arbor Day, Orange County is sharing its recent recognition by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA...
Orange County Head Start Staffer Awarded Prestigious Statewide Recognition
Shamella Harmon, Orange County Head Start’s mental health and disabilities coordinator, was recently honored with the Aubrey Puckett Memorial Award by the Florida Head...
Orange County Library System Celebrates 100 Years of Community Service
This year, the Orange County Library System (OCLS) will be celebrating 100 years of service to the community. Throughout 2023, it will be hosting...
Orange County Leads the Way in Creating “EPIC” ESOL Pilot for International Drive Hotel Employees
Sadya Pierre has a tough job. For the last five years, she has worked as a housekeeper at the Rosen Centre Hotel on International...
