COUNTY 

The Local Reporter 

Orange County Honored with Three 2025 National Achievement Awards for Innovation and Service  

Orange County Government has received three prestigious 2025 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo), recognizing the county’s commitment to innovative, impactful public service.   

 

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Santa Rosa County faces $12 million shortfall, plans to cut projects to balance budget 

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — Residents in Santa Rosa County could soon see less development coming to the county next year. 

 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

Suncoast News Network 

Sarasota Co. Commissioners to vote on investment for stormwater improvements  

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla., (WFLA) – Sarasota County Commissioners plan to invest millions of dollars in stormwater infrastructure improvements, all because of the impacts of last year’s hurricanes. 

 

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y 

Route-Fifty 

911 looks to AI to filter out non-emergency calls 

The technology is helping answer non-emergency calls and otherwise free up dispatchers to focus on true emergencies that they otherwise would have needed to forward along.