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A Dad’s Op-Ed: Concerns Over Recent Events Affecting Our Community
I am Henry Wright — not a politician, not a big business tycoon — just a local dad who has lived in Winter Garden for well over a decade. I am also a dad who will do anything to help his special needs/autistic adult son. I’m writing to you in hopes of you printing my concerns over recent events affecting our community.
3-year-old child found dead after going missing from resort near Walt Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. (Gray News) - A child is dead after he went missing from a resort near Walt Disney World in Florida on Thursday. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Florida, Rakim Akbari, 3, was reported missing from the Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas at Lake Buena Vista earlier in the day.
3-year-old boy with autism found dead after being reported missing from Orlando resort
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A 3-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing from an Orlando resort is deceased, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said in a post on X. "It is with heavy hearts that we must share that our deputies have found Rakim Akbari deceased in a body of water at the resort where he was reported missing this morning. Our detectives are still looking into how this tragedy occurred," the post read. "We are grieving his loss, and our prayers are with his family."
Windsor Announces Stephen Garrison as New Chief of Police
After a months-long national recruitment search, the Town of Windsor is pleased to announce Stephen M. Garrison as its next Chief of Police. Garrison, currently a Major with the Orange County, Fla. Sheriff’s Office, brings over 36 years of law enforcement experience to the Windsor Police Department, including extensive leadership, management, and administrative experience. In his 33 years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Garrison has:
Missing 3-year-old found dead in water at resort where he disappeared, Florida cops say
A 3-year-old has been found dead in a body of water at a resort where he wandered away, Florida authorities said. Rakim Akbari disappeared from an Orlando hotel the morning of July 18, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. “Rakim, who also goes by ‘Tuda,’ has autism, and...
RosenCare to expand primary care clinic network with Pittsburgh group
RosenCare plans to use a partnership with a Pittsburgh-based primary care provider to expand in Central Florida. Health care provider RosenCare — created by Rosen Hotels & Resorts founder and President Harris Rosen — announced a partnership with PeopleOne Health on July 17. Through the partnership, RosenCare and PeopleOne Health will open its first health center in Palatka this month, with four others coming soon in Orange County.
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