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Orange County Recognizes Children for Saving Lives During House Fire

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Fire Chief Otto Drozd III honored Isiah Francis, 10, and Jeremiah Grimes, 11, at the Board of County Commissioners meeting today for calling 911 and rescuing two small children from a burning home on June 16.

Orange County Opens Three-Points Maintenance Unit

Orange County Government and its Public Works Division held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Young Pine Road Three-Points Maintenance Unit on July...

Orange County Rallies Support for Veterans Surge

Hundreds of volunteers from across the region joined the “Veterans Surge” initiative, led by the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness (CFCH), with the goal...

Orange County Citizens Honored at 2015 Community Conference

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the Board of County Commissioners recognized several Community Champions at the 20th Annual Community Conference held on July...

Local Organizing Committee Launches for American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championships

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs joined community leaders at the historic Cheyenne Saloon in downtown Orlando on July 16 to launch the Local Organizing...

Orange County Celebrates New Holden Heights Community Center

Mayor Jacobs was joined by Orange County District 6 Commissioner Victoria P. Siplin at the event hosted by Orange County’s Family Services Department and...

Edgewood Children’s Ranch Grows Food and Futures

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs recently toured the unique pilot garden at Edgewood Children’s Ranch where new agricultural methods are being tested with Valencia...

Orange County Hurricane Expo Prepares Citizens for Storm Season

Hundreds of citizens learned how to best prepare for the season and received free storm supplies at Orange County’s 2015 Hurricane Expo in June....

New Orange County Park to Honor Fallen Hero

With numerous community leaders and the law enforcement community on hand, Orange County’s Parks and Recreation Division broke ground on the Deputy Brandon Coates...

Orange County Welcomes Orlando Veterans Administration Medical Center to Lake Nona

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs joined federal, state and local officials at the Orlando Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center Dedication Ceremony in Lake Nona...