Orange County Mayor and Southwest resident Jerry Demings and the Board of County Commissioners honor deserving residents, including Turtle Creek resident Michael Kulich, at the 2019 Community Conference.
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News & Business Briefs
2019 WOCC Chairman Installed … and more News & Business Briefs!
West Orange Chamber of Commerce 2018 Chairman Joe Alarie (left) steps aside for Tim Haberkamp to begin his term as the 2019 WOCC chairman.
In Your Neighborhood
Barbara Jenkins Receives Award … and more Neighborhood News!
Southwest resident and Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins was named the 2018 Outstanding Superintendent Communicator by the Sunshine State School Public Relations Association.
In Your Neighborhood
Windermere resident hikes 3,000 miles … and more neighborhood news!
During the Hike Across America, powered by Clean the World and Booyah Veteran Bus Project, Shane Johnson of Windermere traveled more than 3,000 miles (22 miles every day) in 65 days from Orlando to California to raise awareness for veterans experiencing homelessness and veterans in transition.
In Your Neighborhood
MetroWest Youngster Performs in London … and more Neighborhood News!
MetroWest resident Victoria Mei returns to the United Kingdom to participate in West End Stage.
In Your Neighborhood
The Manors at Butler Bay Children Spread Love … and other Neighborhood News!
(Front, l. to r.) David Hinshaw, Sarah Grande, Dean Hinshaw, Elijah Langley, Brady O’Malley, (back, l. to r.) Pammy Hinshaw, Sayla and Keira Wojdyla, Jane Langley and Claire O’Malley sew hearts to pass out to their neighbors in The Manors at Butler Bay to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
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A Long & Rich History
Tucked between Windermere and Ocoee, and home to about 2,000 people, Gotha enjoys a rich history, which caring citizens have sought to preserve and maintain.
Early Gotha
German immigrant H.A. Hempel founded Gotha in the late 1870s and named it after his birthplace. A Buffalo, New York, resident, he planned to spend a few months of the year in Florida to escape the cold. Hempel, an inventor of a printing tool, envisioned Gotha being an enclave for fellow Germans.
