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Emily Dougherty

Emily Dougherty is a senior at the University of Central Florida majoring in print/digital journalism and minoring in women and gender studies. She’s the assistant life editor for UCF’s student-run newspaper, NSM Today, and a member of UCF’s Society of Professional Journalists chapter. As a graduate of Oviedo High School, she is excited to report on her own community.

In her free time, she enjoys going to coffee shops, attending concerts and spending time with her friends.

Emily's Latest Articles

Santa the Nutcracker
First night of Hanukkah, breakfast with Santa, bingo night and more

It's not too late to see Santa in Oviedo, and a slew of other holiday events abound.

Oviedo’s Holiday Tree Lighting is from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30.
Holiday tree lighting, Christmas movies, parade coming up

As the holiday season approaches, check out the many themed events in your town this week and beyond, including a holiday tree lighting or two, Christmas photos with Santa and an ugly sweater party.

Lukas Nursery's plant propagation class is this Sunday.
Fall events, Friendsgiving, movie night, coming up

As Thanksgiving approaches, check out local fall events in your town this week and beyond, including improv comedy, Christmas photos and live music.

Great Day in the Country
Fall events, wine fest, varsity soccer, Veterans Day coming up

The longest-lived big event in Oviedo is coming this Saturday with Great Day in the Country. Get out and enjoy that and more fall events this weekend.

A photo of a wastewater utility in Oviedo.
Officials: 1.6 million more gallons of water a day needed in Oviedo

The City of Oviedo is considering different ways to meet the future demand that its projected population will require, including reducing its regular water flushing.

A rendering of the coffee shop was shown to the Planning and Zoning Board.
New coffee shop could come to Winter Springs
The land protected by the Winter Springs conservation easement is off of Winter Springs Boulevard and State Road 426.
Winter Springs supports conservation easement

Winter Springs passed a resolution to preserve a conservation easement on land that neighboring Oviedo identified for a road project in its proposed road plan.

To show painted faces for Dia De Los Muertos
Scrapbooking, acoustic covers, trivia coming up

Celebrate a colorful lesser-known holiday, test yourself with trivia nights, or kickstart the holiday season.

An image of Sports Heaven Orlando in Winter Springs.
Paintball will get a shot in Winter Springs

A Winter Springs business will be adding a new form of recreation: paintball.

Running shoes for spooky Irish 3.1 run Chicken Run Irish 3.1 run club Irish 31
Adult trick-or-treating, cemetery tour, a costume run, and more

Costume run, anyone? Come out and try to win something in Oviedo, or how about spooky Halloween trivia in Winter Springs?

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