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"...
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 Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23. If Thursday is a normal collection day, customers should set out their roll carts and yard waste by 6 a.m. on...
Orange County, Fla. - All residents in unincorporated Orange County should place all storm-related debris by the curb by Monday, Nov. 6. This includes construction and demolition material, including fencing and vegetation. Please separate vegetative debris, including tree limbs, branches and shrubs. Debris should NOT be bagged. Do not block fire hydrants, storm drains,...
Orange County, Fla. - When clocks change by one hour November 5 for Eastern Standard Time, Orange County residents should also remember to change their irrigation timers to one day per week. Este cronograma estará vigente hasta el 11 de marzo de 2018 cuando se retoma el Horario de Ahorro de Luz Diurna. The time change corresponds with mandatory lawn and...
Orange County Fire Rescue will welcome its newest firefighters and paramedics from Recruit Class #78 and recognize newly promoted personnel on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Full Sail Live. The list of promotions includes Battalion Chiefs, field personnel, administrative staff and personnel from the Office of the Fire Marshal. The ceremony will also include...
Orange County Fire Rescue will hold its fifth annual 343 Hero Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Orange County Fire Rescue’s Training Facility, also known as the “Fit Pit.” Participants will compete in strenuous athletic challenges featuring CrossFit-style workouts and firefighting tasks that simulate the actions of the 343 fallen firefighters on 9/11....
WHAT: Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and District 6 Commissioner Victoria P. Siplin will host the Pine Hills Trail ribbon-cutting ceremony for phase 1 of the trail. Construction for the trail began in July 2016 and was completed in August 2017. The trail will be a total of 2.5 miles in length, 1.75 miles...