This holiday season, Orange County Fire Rescue will be participating in Adopt a Fire Station - an event focused on bringing holiday cheer to firefighters as they work through the holiday season.
Mandatory one-day-a-week watering restrictions will begin on Sunday, November 1, for Orange County residential and nonresidential properties. When clocks return to standard time, from Sunday, November 1, to Sunday, March 13, homes and nonresidential properties in Orange County must adhere to the following watering schedule.
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orange County Parks and Recreation are kicking off the 13th annual Orange County Week of the Family with a free event for families centered on strength and unity within the home.
On Monday, October 19, residents in unincorporated Orange County will begin receiving their new 95-gallon roll carts, which will be used to collect their household garbage and recycling when the county’s new automated curbside collection program goes into effect on January 1. Cart distribution for the over 205,000 households will continue throughout the county...
Orange County Utilities invites Orange County residents to its Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste* Community Collection Event on Saturday, October 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Apopka High School located at 555 West Martin Street, Apopka, FL 32712. Participants will have the opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous and electronic waste...
In the late hours of Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Ocoee Police Department contacted Orange County Animal Services for assistance after a large snake had been discovered in a local resident’s garage. Unbeknownst at the time, the resident, police and animal services officers had safely located Elvis, the 8-foot King Cobra, who has been missing...
The Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) houses an average of 2,700 inmates on any given day. The library launched in 2013 with a moderate collection of donated books in English and Spanish, among other languages. Book donations come from local libraries and private entities.
Commissioner S. Scott Boyd along with Orange County Neighborhood Preservation & Revitalization Division have selected the Tildenville Neighborhood in Winter Garden for this year’s “Fixin-up-the-Neighborhood Project” (F.U.N.).
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, District 3 Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke and the Cities of Belle Isle and Edgewood invite citizens to enjoy a fun, free and informative Community Health Fair on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cypress Grove Park located at 290 Holden Ave., Orlando, FL,...