County News

Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness Hosts First Central Florida Landlord Summit

Orange County and the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness hosted the first-ever Central Florida Landlord Summit with other community partners on July 29 to...

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...

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 Helps Usher in a New Era for the Iconic “World’s Largest Entertainment McDonald’s”

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs joined Karen Garcia, Vice President & General Manager for McDonald’s Corporation-Florida Region and Gregg Oerther, Owner/Operator and CEO of...

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...

Inaugural Orange County Sculpture Exhibit Opens

Orange County officials, artists and citizens recently gathered for the unveiling of a new art exhibit of five large sculptures on the lawn of...

Orange County’s Preparation and Response to Potential Mosquito-Borne Illnesses

In Central Florida, mosquito activity increases during the hot, rainy months of the season. With increased activity comes the additional threat of mosquito-borne illnesses,...