Media Releases

Orange County Awarded Additional Grant from the State for Sewer Conversions

Ongoing Program Continues to Reduce Impacts on Nearby Springs Crystal River, FL – Orange County has been selected to receive $7 million in state grant funding for its ongoing Septic 2 Sewer program in the Wekiwa Springs area. Orange County Utilities representatives were on hand recently in Crystal River for a statewide announcement by...

Orange County to Commemorate Veterans Day With Annual Ceremony

Orange County, FL – Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings, County Commissioners, and the Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council will honor local veterans and active-duty service members at the annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 11 a.m. on the lawn of the Orange County Administration Building. The ceremony will...

Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings to Vote Today

Mayor to Participate in Early Voting at the Supervisor of Elections Office Orange County, FL – Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings is set to cast his vote in the 2026 midterm elections today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Supervisor of Elections office at 2:15 p.m. The office is located at 119 W...

Orange County Eliminates $199 Million in Additional Medical Debt

Orange County, FL – Orange County has eliminated $199 million in medical debt for more than 112,000 county residents. The relief is part of the fourth wave of Orange County’s Medical Debt Relief Initiative, the largest health care-related financial relief effort by a government entity in Florida’s history. To date, Orange County has relieved...

Media Preview: Orange County Board of County Commissioners Meeting | October 27

The October 27, 2026, meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Presentations: Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Italian Cultural Heritage Month Proclamation recognizing October 23 – 31, 2026, as Red Ribbon Week Proclamation recognizing November 4 – 11, 2026, as Operation Green Light Week Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month Consent Agenda...

REMINDER: One-Day-a-Week Watering Begins November 1

Orange County, FL – Saving water starts with you! When clocks change by one hour November 1 to Eastern Standard Time, Orange County residents should also remember to change their irrigation timers to one day per week. This schedule will remain in effect until Daylight Saving Time returns March 14, 2027. The time change corresponds...