Service Corresponds with Yard Waste Day, Guidelines Remain Orange County, Fla. - The Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Division will begin weekly large item curbside collection starting New Year's Day, Monday, January 1, 2018. All curbside collection customers will be able to leave large items by the curb without scheduling an appointment throughout the...
Orange County, Fla. - The Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Division reminds unincorporated Orange County residential customers that garbage, recycling and yard waste will not be collected on Christmas Day, Monday, December 25. All curbside collection services have been moved forward by one day during the holiday week for unincorporated Orange County customers. ...
WHO: The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), a multi-agency team comprised of local law enforcement and correctional officers, will again host a "Day of Giving" to serve individuals that receive support through Pathways Drop-In Center. Pathways is a unique program that exclusively serves and is managed by individuals living with mental illness who are homeless...
Firefighters Create a Special Holiday Experience for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Kids Orange County, Fla. – Orange County Fire Rescue is again partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and Toys “R” Us to make the holidays extra special for some deserving children through Shop with a Firefighter, which...
Orange County, FL – On Nov. 30, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, along with local law enforcement leaders including Orlando Police Chief John Mina, Orange County Chief of Corrections Cornita A. Riley, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Major Denise Demps and University of Central Florida Police Deputy Chief Carl Metzger will join officials with Pathways...
Orange County, Fla. - This holiday season, animal shelters in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties are teaming up for the fourth annual "Home for the Holidays" adoption promotion. The goal is to boost pet adoptions, uniting homeless animals with loving homes in time for the holiday season. The four shelters combined have set a...
ORLANDO, Fla. - Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Orlando area has the highest job creation in the state, adding 37,400 new private-sector jobs in the last year. The unemployment rate in Orlando dropped to 3.2 percent, down 1.3 percentage points from one year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 127,400 new jobs in...
Orange County, Fla. - Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has launched her 2017 Holiday Heroes Toy Drive. This is the seventh year Mayor Jacobs and her team have organized the toy drive, which serves local children in need (from infants to 18-years-old). Residents are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to participating drop-off centers...
Orange County, Fla. - Orange County is conducting a Roadway Conceptual Analysis (RCA) study for the planned improvement (widening) of Reams Road from Summerlake Park Boulevard to Taborfield Avenue, a distance of approximately 3.1 miles. After receiving feedback from the community, a preferred alternative is being advanced and refined. The preferred "Centered/Hybrid Alignment Alternative"...