The developers behind a controversial proposal to build nearly 1,800 homes near Lake Pickett have sued to block Orange County from letting voters decide whether it should be more difficult to get such projects approved in rural areas.

Orange County voters will decide in November on a charter amendment to establish a rural boundary.

Orange County leaders have rejected a controversial proposed development that would have transformed a rural area near Lake Pickett.

Neighbors in east Orange County are once again fighting to block a proposed development that would bring nearly 1,800 homes to their rural community.

A man who wants to build a commercial dog-breeding kennel in Orange County is now facing negative feedback from neighbors and animal-welfare advocates who are concerned over what they believe is a “puppy mill.”

One person was hospitalized after a fire Saturday morning at a home on Lake Pickett, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.