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By Tiffanie Reynolds and Ken Jackson Staff Writers An Osceola County Sheriff’s deputy at the center of a criminal investigation resigned Thursday prior to his arrest on bribery charges.
By Ken Jackson Staff Writer Touting it as the first project in Osceola County that meshes economic development with mass transit, local leaders and project developers officially broke ground Wednesday at the future site of Crosslands Center at the intersection of Osceola Parkway and Orange Blossom Trail in north Kissimmee.
By Tiffanie Reynolds Staff Writer For Mary Downey and Joy Chuba, financial support from sources such as Disney grants are the boost they need to keep them going for the rest of the year.
By Ken Jackson Staff Writer Dakota Basinger hopes his unfortunate experience last weekend in a Kissimmee Parks and Recreation basketball program serves as education and a “teaching moment” for dealing with people who are HIV-positive.
By Rick Pedone Sports Editor Harmony shut out St. Cloud, 7-0, Friday to clinch the 7A-5 district softball championship at Osceola High. Aleshia Ocasio pitched a two-hitter and drove in two runs, and Lily Mann added two hits and two RBIs, to boost the Longhorns to their fourth consecutive district title. Harmony, 24-2, will host Lakeland Jenkins Thursday at 7 p.m. in a 7A-2 regional quarterfinal. St. Cloud, 19-8, will
Harmony’s depth is the difference again By Dan Pearson For the News-Gazette After a solid performance in last week’s district competition, St. Cloud came into Wednesday’s Orange Belt Conference weightlifting tournament with high hopes of ending the dominance of the host Harmony Longhorns. Those hopes were dashed as the Longhorns used their superior depth to win their seventh straight OBC crown, 92-69. Harmony Coach John Wallauer said his athletes have
By Rick Pedone Sports Editor Osceola County track athletes will prepare for the regional meets next week after many turned in outstanding performances at the 4A-5 district meet at St. Cloud. A highlight at the 4A-5 meet Tuesday was Osceola’s boys district championship, its first of the new century. The Kowboys (161.5), under Coach Ray Hines, easily won over Celebration (95.5), Lakeland Jenkins (80.5), Lakeland (75), Gateway (66) and St.
By Peter Covino A&E Editor You won’t be able to see the Orlando Eye from downtown Kissimmee when the 400-foot tall attraction opens sometime next year, but you just might be able to see downtown Kissimmee from atop the giant observation wheel. The off-again, on-again project, is most definitely on as media and invited guests got an inside look this week at what will be literally, the biggest project ever
The Orange County Regional History Center’s exhibition Gone With the Wind: Reel to Real, commemorates the 75th anniversary of the film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s Civil War novel. The exhibition features the original gowns, costumes and artifacts of the film and is derived entirely from one collector, James Tumblin, who has the largest private collection of memorabilia from the film. The exhibition runs August 16 – November 30. James Tumblin,
By Peter Covino A&E Editor The oldest movie theater in Osceola County is about to get a lot better. The St. Cloud Twin, the county’s only locally-owned movie theater has a new look inside, and is about to get a facelift outside as well. With the help from a grant by the St. Cloud CRA and St. Cloud Main Street, the hometown theater, which has been part of the city’s
By Peter Covino A&E Editor If you are nostalgic about the good old days of music, when you had to play music, one record at a time, today (Saturday) was made just for you. It is Record Store Day and participating record stores (yes, they still exist) are offering limited edition vinyl records, specials and more. The day, which celebrates the independent record store, not only features a special collection
By Peter Covino A&E Editor Get ready for a car show unlike anything Osceola County has ever seen. The Goodguys All-American Nationals, an event featuring more than 1,500 classic show cars and hot rods, comes to Osceola Heritage Park next weekend. Put on by the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, which holds several car shows events nationwide, the three-day show, Friday, April 25, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27,
By Peter Covino Film Critic Before moving on to this week’s DVDs, there is some really good news for everyone with a digital collection of UltraViolet movies. Flixster, the online movie website, announced this week its mobile application now works with Google’s Chromecast device as well as Amazon’s new FireTV media player. That means there finally is an easy way to watch your cloud-based movies on your home television, as
By Rick Pedone Sports Editor Harmony shut out St. Cloud, 7-0, Friday
Harmony’s depth is the difference again By Dan Pearson For the News-Gazette