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By John Haughey, The Center Square
The Florida Department of Education has scheduled an emergency meeting of the State Board of Education for Tuesday to consider funding cuts for two school …
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8/15/21
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Editor's note and article update, August 13, 2021, 1:52pm: The Apopka Voice reached out to the Orange County Utilities Department and spoke with Sarah Lux, the Public Information Officer regarding …
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8/12/21
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DeSantis said making monoclonal antibodies treatments more available is important but vaccines still are “most effective” in stemming the pandemic
By John Haughey | The Center Square
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8/12/21
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The funding made available under this program will be used to make direct payments to landlords on behalf of qualifying tenants
From the Orange County Newsroom
The Orange County Emergency …
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8/11/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under fire for an executive order that threatens to dock salaries of school district officials and board members who approve mask …
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8/11/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
The Florida Department of Health is reporting that Orange County’s 14-day rolling positivity rate is 19.72% through August 8th. Additional County statistics …
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8/10/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaigns to prohibit cruise ships from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations and school districts from imposing mask mandates …
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8/10/21
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Back to School 2021
From Staff Reports and OCPS
Orange County Public School Superintendent Dr. Barbara M. Jenkins has made the use of face masks for students and employees mandatory heading …
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8/9/21
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From Staff Reports
The delta variant strain of COVID-19 continues to rage in the United States, particularly in Florida. On Friday, the state department of health (FDOH) reported 134,506 new …
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8/8/21
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Here are steps parents can take to help reduce their kids’ back-to-school anxiety and encourage a better start to the fall term.
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By Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
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8/8/21
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Editor's note and article update, August 13, 2021, 2:46pm: The Apopka Voice reached out to the Orange County Utilities Department and spoke with Sarah Lux, the Public Information Officer regarding …
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8/5/21
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Back to School 2021
By Matthew Hughes, Interning Correspondent with The Apopka Voice
Melissa Byrd has a passion for education.
After graduating from The University of Central Florida …
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8/5/21
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By John Haughey | The Center Square
At least four Florida school districts have imposed mandatory mask policies despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order allowing parents to ignore school …
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8/5/21
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Apopka Health Fair: COVID-19 Vaccines, HIV/AIDS testing, and other free health screenings From the Rotary E-Club of Florida The Florida Department of Health, IHOP, Harmony Healthcare Orlando, Rotary …
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8/4/21
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By Sanjay Mishra, PhD, Project Coordinator & Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University If you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, maybe you figured you …
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8/4/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
There were 10,207 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Florida Sunday, more than any time since the pandemic emerged in March 2020.
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8/2/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
The Florida Lottery has recorded double-digit increases in sales and revenues since June 2020 and that trend is not slackening – May’s state lottery sales …
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8/1/21
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Doctors say no end in sight to current surge; about 94% of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated
From AdventHealth
AdventHealth reached a new high on Thursday with about 1,000 COVID-19 …
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7/29/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the level of community transmission in Orange County, FL is high.
As of July 28, 2021, the …
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7/29/21
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The lawsuit isn’t the only challenge as technical glitches continue to plague Florida's CONNECT unemployment site, as well as a “data security incident” that occurred this year with hackers.
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7/27/21
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From the Florida Department of Health in Orange County
As of Monday, July 26, 2021, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) will no longer process CDC COVID-19 Vaccination …
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7/27/21
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From the Orange County Newsroom and AdventHealth
Dr. Victor Herrera
AdventHealth Orlando Chief Medical Officer Dr. Victor Herrera discussed the latest COVID-19 development Monday morning at …
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7/26/21
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From Staff Reports
For the third straight week, the Journey Christian Church has cancelled its Sunday services at both its Apopka and Lake County campuses due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among …
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7/22/21
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Doctors say surge driven by Delta and nearly all hospitalized patients are unvaccinated
From AdventHealth
AdventHealth returned to “yellow” status in response to the latest surge in …
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7/22/21
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By John Haughey, The Center Square
Florida economists assessing the state’s tourism, housing and labor sectors say the metrics add up to a post-pandemic economy poised for a boom.
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7/22/21
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