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Orange County Firefighter Beats the Odds and Finds Passion and Purpose

For SteveO Michel, a 26-year-old Orange County Fire and Rescue firefighter and emergency medical technician who grew up in the troubled Tymber Skan community in Orlando, his greatest joy is being a positive role model to children exposed to the same negative influences he experienced as a child. “I was a disadvantaged young kid who […]

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Central Florida Honors Fallen Heroes at 36th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony

On the evening of May 3, the Central Florida community gathered in the courtyard of the Orange County Courthouse to honor the lives and legacies of the region’s fallen law enforcement officers. The annual ceremony paid tribute to those officers who have suffered a serious injury, who died of natural causes and those brave men […]

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Florida City and County Management Association’s 2016 Conference Highlights Importance of Government and Citizen Partnerships

Municipal leaders from local governments across the state recently gathered at the Florida City and County Management Association’s (FCCMA) 2016 Annual Conference held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Walt Disney World Resort.

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Orange County Pilot Program Providing Child Care for Domestic Violence Survivors

In 2019, Mayor Demings reconvened the Orange County Domestic Violence Commission (originally convened in 2005) in response to higher rates of cases and incidents of domestic violence in Orange County. When it made its recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners in 2021, the outline for the Child Care for Victims of Domestic Violence Pilot […]

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