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Eric Orvieto

Eric covers Oviedo and the surrounding areas. He attends City Council meetings, local events and profiles members of the community.

Eric is a veteran journalist, having worked as a writer, reporter and editor at both national and local publications, including Yahoo!NFL.comFOXSportsSmartNews, the Gainesville Sun and the Leesburg Daily Commercial. He has also worked in digital marketing, as a web producer for the Emmy-winning TV show “The Doctors” and taught digital media at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

Eric's Latest Articles

Oviedo police expansion
Oviedo Police Building plans come into clearer view

Voters rejected two clean-sheet replacements for the Oviedo police headquarters, so the city has settled on an expansion into a two-story annex.

Oviedo garbage fee truck
Oviedo residents to see 17% solid waste rate hike June 1

Oviedo's garbage fee is going up to help shore up a shortfall in funding that originated from the county charging more.

Liquor tasting Oviedo
Oviedo liquor store to offer liquor tasting machines with new license

A liquor tasting machine, capable of dispensing samples of .5 to 1 oz, could be coming to Oviedo. But it would require the city permitting a license it never has before.

Oviedo bomb threat
Oviedo Mall bomb threat causes confusion, chaotic scene

A bomb threat at the Oviedo Mall caused an evacuation of many stores as police deployed high tech tools to discover whether there was a device inside.

Twin Rivers Golf Club course Oviedo.
Twin Rivers Golf Course granted protections against future development

The Twin Rivers Golf Course in Oviedo runs alongside the Little and Big Econ rivers in an environmentally sensitive area.

Dwell Oviedo seeking approval for storage facility

More than a decade after the Oviedo residential project was approved, it's back with a proposed amendment to add a 115,000-square-foot, 78-foot-tall storage building.

Oviedo accepts state grant for major road safety project

Mitchell Hammock Road in its traverse through the pastoral landscape of the Duda Sod farm will soon look significantly different.

Oviedo trash collection
Oviedo residents may see significant increase in trash collection rates

Trash collection rates could rise several times in the next few years if a plan goes forward, in response to increasing costs from inflation and other factors.

Oviedo Twin Rivers Golf Course conservation
Twin Rivers Golf Club to receive protections; Stormwater project updates

Bounded on both sides by the Econ and Little Econ rivers, Oviedo's Twin Rivers Golf Club now could see new laws to keep it safe.

An image of golf carts at Twin Rivers Country Club.
Operating concerns lead to audit of Twin Rivers Golf Club

Following concerns about possible mismanagement at Twin Rivers Golf Club, and investigation has begun at the Oviedo-owned club.