Orange County Utilities invites Orange County residents to a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste* Community Collection Event on Saturday, April 13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orange County Services Building located at 475 W. Story Road in Ocoee. Participants will have the opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous and electronic waste […]
On Saturday, March 23, 2019, local firefighters will gather at Johnny’s Fillin’ Station in support of Orange County Fire Rescue Engineer Steve Kibler, who in 2008, lost his son Camden to cancer at just five months old, and the many other families in the fight against pediatric cancer. ‘Johnny’s BIG Shave,’ invites people to shave […]
Orlando, Fla. (March 22, 2019) – Orange County Government and the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) recently announced the opening of the search for a new Executive Director to lead the nation’s second-largest convention center. This position is responsible for the overall planning, marketing, operations, and activities of the OCCC to ensure a positive economic […]
Orange County, Fla. (March 14, 2019) – Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings’ Housing for All Task Force has launched and will prioritize short and long-term solutions to address the affordable housing crisis in Orange County. The effort aims to take the prior work from Orange County’s 2018 Regional Affordable Housing Initiative, analyze the recommendations […]
March 11, 2019 – Orange County Commissioner District 2 Christine Moore in conjunction with Orange County Parks & Recreation, will guide fourth-and-fifth-grade children and their families through a 30-minute experience of fun exploration at Magnolia, Trimble, and Barnett parks beginning Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 9 a.m. at Trimble Park, 5802 Trimble Park Rd., Mt. […]
Partnership with National Organizations Will Help Recycling Education Orange County, Fla. (March 12, 2019) – Today the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved a grant agreement with The Recycling Partnership to enhance Orange County’s recycling quality improvement program through education, outreach, access and training opportunities. The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit organization that provides […]
Orange County, Fla. – Orange County Citizens’ Commission for Children will hold the first Advisory Board meeting since the expanded board was approved by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. The board is tasked with prioritizing services for $20 million in new funding earmarked for children’s programs and services. The Advisory Board will now […]
Two Orange County Fire Rescue firefighters will be remembered on the 30-year remembrance of their deaths with a section of Forsyth Road to be named in their memory as the Firefighter Mark Benge, Engineer Todd Aldridge Memorial Roadway. The stretch of road encompasses Orange County Fire Rescue Headquarters and their training facility. Orange County Mayor Jerry […]
WHAT: In an effort to connect students with their communities, Archers’ Service Day was created in partnership with Orange County District 6 Commissioner Victoria P. Siplin, Orange County Neighborhood Preservation & Revitalization Office and Robinswood Middle School. “I wanted to help bring the pride back to the Pine Hills community by helping families that didn’t […]