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OCOEE

How can you tell if you're a "bona-fide" resident in Ocoee?

City Attorney attempts to clarify a confusing issue ahead of the March 14 election.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

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.

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SCHOLARSHIP

Where Is Chews A Puppy’s $20,000 Scholarship Program?

The pet store owners dangled a “commitment” to provide financial aid for Ocoee High School students when they wooed city commissioners to let them continue selling puppies after Orange County's sales ban goes into effect in June. They have yet to make good.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Ocoee Firefighters’ Union: Day-long rescue unit shortage could have jeopardized resident safety

A fire department decision to take a rescue out of service for training violated the department’s own policies and procedures and led to a labor dispute with the union.

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NEO-NAZI

Ocoee mayor sidesteps condemnation of Neo-Nazi rally over weekend

Johnson said he "didn’t know anything" about group’s demonstration

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

City of Ocoee, Fire Fighters Union sign new 3-year contract

After months of bitter fighting, both sides find compromise and reach a fair deal.

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HOLIDAYS

City Commission gifts Ocoee entrepreneur with use of park for Christmas toy giveaway

More than 150 kids are expected to receive toys collected by local sponsors

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COVID-19

Ocoee HR department lacked 'direction' to reimburse time off with negative Covid test, director says

City manager said quarantined employees awaiting Covid-19 test results would be reimbursed regardless of test outcome. But internal emails and memos show that those required to quarantine this summer were reimbursed only if they tested positive for the virus.

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ANIMAL ADVOCACY

Gov't docs show Ocoee store buys from "Horrible Hundred"puppy mills exposed by animal advocacy group

Rogues gallery includes Chews A Puppy’s featured breeder and the first USDA-licensed breeder to be shut down by the feds

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