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Foster Grandparents Spread Love and Hugs at Orange County’s Head Start Program

Vernay Cox is proud to have five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The 75-year-old long-time Orlando resident delights in the fact that 17 other preschoolers call her “grandma” at Orange County’s Callahan Head Start School on Parramore Street. Cox has been a volunteer foster grandparent at Orange County’s Head Start Program for a decade. The […]

Orange County Celebrates Lakeside Village Park Groundbreaking in District 1

Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey joined Orange County Parks and Recreation to host the groundbreaking ceremony for Lakeside Village Park on Sept....

Water Conservation for Hurricane Irma Recovery

Water Conservation Orange County Pump Stations Restored, Normal Water Use Resumes Post Hurricane Irma All of Orange County’s nearly 800 wastewater pump stations have...

Orange County Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month with Annual Kick-Off Celebration

The Hispanic Heritage Committee of Greater Orange County (HHCGOC) and Mayor Teresa Jacobs, joined by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), hosted...

Hurricane Irma Major Disaster Declaration for Orange County

Statement from Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs “I am deeply gratified to announce that yesterday, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, we were notified that Orange...

Orange County Urges Residents to Take Precaution When Using Portable Generators

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs in partnership with Orange County Fire Rescue, held a briefing on generator safety in the wake of Hurricane Irma...

Orange County Opens Host Shelter for South Florida and Coastal Evacuees

UPDATE: Second host shelter is now open at Meadow Woods Middle School, 1800 Rhode Island Wood Circle. Orange County has opened Ocoee High School,...

Division of Building Safety Launches Convenient Electronic Plan Submittals for Licensed Contractors

Operations Coordinator for Meritage Homes Kelli Tremblay used to go through three cases of paper every week to meet the requirements for in-person permit...

Orange County Experience Gives Residents Insight into Government Operations

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs kicked off the sixth annual Orange County Experience program with local residents on Aug. 25, 2017 at the County’s...

Road Designations Honor the Legacies of Orlando Police Department’s Lt. Debra Clayton and Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Norman Lewis

The peace and tranquility of Orange County was shattered in January when the community experienced the heartbreaking and incomprehensible loss of two cherished local...