W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 90, NO. 20
FREE • THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023
Blowing off a little steam Two area elementary schools celebrate the end of the year with well-deserved parties. PAGE 7B.
Planting square roots Kristy Lightbody has decided to give up the agriscience program and return to her love of numbers at West Orange High School. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
Thomas Lightbody | TK Photography
James Bess Foundation to host basketball fundraiser
TASSELS TURNED! The First Academy kicked off the 2023 graduation season Friday, May 12. SEE PAGE 10A.
Winter Garden leaders renew agreement with Duke Energy The Bess family is looking forward to the James Bess Foundation Basketball fundraiser game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Apopka High. SEE PAGE 2A.
The city of Winter Garden approved the second reading of an ordinance granting Duke Energy an electric utility rights-of-way utilization franchise. SEE PAGE 6A.