OCN Halloween House Guide

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October 7, 2026

If you are a Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs resident with a unique, extra spooky, themed, or simply well-decorated house, submit this form to be included in our guide! The Oviedo Community News Youth Advisory Council is looking for the best houses in the area to add to our Halloween House Guide so your neighbors can have some Halloween fun during spooky season, so be sure to participate.

This guide is a work in progress. Once homes are added, it will offer an interactive map filled with all the best spooky spots in the area. Check back for updates!

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Megan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oviedo Community News, the only independent news source for Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. She oversees editorial content, policy and staff. She attends meetings, sends out the e-newsletter and curates conversations in the community to understand the information gaps that OCN needs to fill. She also works to create partnerships that can strengthen the bond between community and newsroom.

She has served as an award-winning community journalist for more than 20 years, including as associate editor for the East Orlando Sun and a reporter for the Seminole Voice, the Winter Park-Maitland Observer and Orlando Magazine.

In 2024, Megan was named Editor of the Year by the Society for Professional Journalism. With the Central Florida Foundation and Central Florida Public Media, she co-found the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.

She served as treasurer for the Florida Press Club for seven years and has won awards from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Florida Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalism. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism (now called the Reed College of Media) at West Virginia University.

Megan also loves yoga, running and playing board games with her family.

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