
Oakland juggles multiple water projects
Conservation, wastewater and redundancy projects take priority to keep pace with population growth.

Winter Garden whiffs on Chanukah festivities
The city’s holiday marketing materials promoted numerous Christmas events while omitting the single Jewish event of the season

Oakland teeing up revised golf cart ordinance for driving to/from Winter Garden
Town Manager Steve Koontz anticipates "a lot more golf cart traffic" with the completion of three residential roads.

Chews A Puppy quietly awarded $5,000 scholarships to four Ocoee High School students in 2021
Little information about the application process or criteria is available; OCPS has no information whether the scholarship will be offered again this year.

Pastor Hodge 1961-2022
With his death on Oct. 17, Winter Garden loses a fierce community advocate and a loving spiritual leader

Winter Garden reschedules city commission and budget meeting for Jewish holy day
Winter Garden Mayor to Jewish community: "We apologize and ... okay."

SNAP recipients who lost food in Hurricane Ian can get replacement benefits
Through October, benefits can be used for hot meals.

With Ian gone, Orange County residents are trying to recover, but help is available
Local governments, Orange County and others are reaching out to help residents recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian that left a wake of power outages, damage and chaos.

Floridians should prepare for Ian, which is expected to hit the state later this week
Emergency officials are urging residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Ian, which will likely intensify into a hurricane soon. It's unclear where Ian will make landfall but Central Florida will see an impact. See what you need to do before the storm arrives.

The commissioner is in
District 1 County Commissioner Nicole Wilson holds office hours to hear constituent concerns

The HUBB of it all
The Foundation for a Healthier West Orange’s website connects residents to the housing, health, legal and financial resources all around the area.

Cities may not have to comply with Orange County’s rent capping measure
Even if the ballot measure passes in November, cities can opt out by passing their own ordinances.