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1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Paxton Boyd

   Altamonte Springs considers cutting library and firework traditions (opens the original)

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   ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Two of Altamonte Springs’ most beloved, longstanding traditions — Red, Hot and Boom and the city library — were both on the chopping block as the city commission met for a budget hearing on Thursday night. Both could disappear under Amendment 3, if passed later this year. Red, Hot and Boom — Central Florida’s largest annual fireworks show — remains under consideration for cancellation, but it was the city library that had the community’s overwhelming suppo

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2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Paxton Boyd

   Orange County Public Schools faces $8.5 million budget cut due to falling enrollment (opens the original)

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   ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — New details are emerging about how Orange County Public Schools plans to absorb an $8.5 million budget cut and whether teachers and staff could be losing their jobs. OCPS sent out a memo to staff members on Thursday, warning them that the cuts will soon be made at the district level. Officials say OCPS is down about 8,000 students this year — a drop the district attributes to declining birth rates, low housing turnover, and the state’s voucher program. Fewer students me

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