The new rules accords sole discretion to parents in choosing to quarantine their children after an exposure to COVID-19 By John Haughey, The Center Square The DeSantis administration has opened … more

From Staff Reports Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins released a statement explaining the criteria that led her and the school board to mandate the use of face … more

From Staff Reports On Tuesday, the Orange County Public School Board gave direction to mandate masks for all PreK-12 students and adults. The mandate takes effect from Monday, August 30th until … more

Positive cases and quarantines in Orange County and Apopka public schools continues to increase By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix and Staff Reports As the second school year of COVID-19 … more

From Staff Reports After a marathon meeting that lasted just under four hours, the Orange County Public School (OCPS) Board will mandate masks in its schools for 60 days. The new policy will go … more

Doctor describes ‘crisis like we have never seen before’ in local hospital By Laura Cassells and Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix and Staff Reports As three Florida schools and scores of … more

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 … more

By John Haughey | The Center Square Time Square’s Naked Cowboy was arrested Saturday for “aggressive panhandling” and resisting arrest during Daytona Beach’s annual Bike Week while in … more