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Join Mayor Teresa Jacobs’ 2017 Holiday Heroes Toy Drive and Adopt a Fire Station Initiatives

Mayor Teresa Jacobs invites Orange County employees and the extended community to help make the holiday season brighter for children who may otherwise go without by joining the 2017 Holiday Heroes Toy Drive. Now in its seventh year, Mayor Jacobs’ Holiday Toy Drive begins on Nov. 14 and collection ends on Dec. 14. Since the […]

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Local Artist Creates Award-Winning Mosaic Mural in Orange County Park

When local artist Cherie Bosela was awarded a public art commission through the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Office in 2020, she was excited to create a mosaic mural that captured the unique and beautiful fauna and flora of Central Florida. In fact, she was so certain of what her piece was going to […]

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Orange County-funded Summer Internship Program Provides High School Students with Life-Changing Opportunities

When 20-year-old Brian Salamanca graduated from Wekiva High School two years ago, he was unsure about what to do next. But thanks to encouragement from his sister, who participated in the Professional Opportunities Program for Students (POPS) summer internship program in 2011, he decided to look into getting an internship at Orange County, and he […]

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Orange County’s Newest Centenarian Honored with Proclamation

Orange County’s newest centenarian Opal Shields was honored with a proclamation and a special luncheon at the Taft Community Center on her 100th birthday.
“My grandfather drove to the Taft area in 1912 looking for the richest farmland,” Opal Shields said. “All my life, I never dreamed my 100th birthday would happen like this.”

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