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By Tiffanie Reynolds Staff Writer The Valencia College board of trustees set the groundwork for the proposed Poinciana campus on Wednesday, selecting a site donated by Osceola County. The site, located on the intersection of Pleasant Hill and Reaves Road, is 18.89 acres and will come at no cost to the college. Osceola County Manager Don Fisher said that the site already is primed for construction, with land and utilities
Osceola County School District announced that, starting Thursday, re-issued report cards can be picked up at all high schools except for Zenith and Challenger.
By Tiffanie Reynolds Staff Writer For some dogs and cats, just a change in scenery could get them adopted quicker from the Osceola County Animal Shelter.
By Tiffanie Reynolds and Ken Jackson Staff Writers For first-time candidates like Leah Carius, Ricky Booth and Viviana Janer, running for political office is often an exercise in sensory overload. There’s meeting the requirements to file, coming up with a platform and a plan, making signs and meeting with people. The Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce helps all candidates with that annually with its Hob Nob political event. It’s held
Osceola’s Ben Cruz wraps up a great career By Rick Pedone Sports Editor What a year it has been for Osceola High senior wrestler Ben Cruz, who graduated in May. First, the Kowboys standout posted a 53-1 record while winning the Class 3A 220-pound state championship in Lakeland. Then he saw the fruits of the hard work that won him the championship when he signed a scholarship to NCAA D-I
By Rick Pedone Sports Editor The St. Cloud Little League Majors softball team just keeps on going. The team became the first St. Cloud Little League team in 35 years to advance to a regional tournament when it won the Florida state championship Sunday with an 11-3 win over Pinellas Park. St. Cloud plays at the Southeast Regional at Warner Robins, Ga., Thursday at 5 p.m. against the Georgia state
Bradtmuller golf The Lea Bradtmuller Charity Golf Tournament is Sunday at 8 a.m. at Royal St. Cloud Golf Links. The tournament will raise funds for out-of-state medical treatment for the daughter of a City of St. Cloud employee. The fee for the shotgun scramble is $60 per player and includes golf, a box lunch, range balls and prizes. To register call 407-891-7010. Celebration fall baseball Celebration Little League is holding
By Peter Covino A&E Editor If you love reality shows on TV, the place to be in just two weeks is the sixth annual Hearts of Reality event at Celebration. Winners and contestants from hit shows such as Amazing Race, Survivor, Big Brother and The Apprentice, some 140 reality stars in all, will take place at the four-day event, July 31-Aug. 3 at the big
By Peter Covino A&E Editor If you are 50 or older, chances are you know exactly where you were and what you were doing this weekend 45 years ago. That’s when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made that famous “one giant leap for mankind” and became the first men to walk on the moon. If you missed it the first time around or want to relive those historic memories, NASA
By Peter Covino A&E Editor Instead of spending the summer playing video games or watching television, youngsters can spend their time living in the past, at one of the summer camps offered by the Osceola County Historical Society. The 2014 summer camp program actually started back in June, but there is still time to sign up for camps that involve the Civil War, as well as the history of Osceola
By Ken Jackson Staff Writer The Silver Spurs Arena has proven its worth as one of the top-grossing venues of its size in the state over the past three years, so it’s not just a place to see a rodeo, a car show or state high school sports championships. Now, with the opening of The Heritage Club, it’s also a place to hold a business luncheon, an intimate family gathering
“What the Dickens Orlando,” a celebration of the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, is offering a cash prize of $5,000 to the best flash mob video that is built around a song from a musical inspired by the works of Charles Dickens. Examples include “Who Will Buy” or “Food, Glorious Food” from Oliver! and “Thank you Very Much” from Scrooge. To be eligible, a
By Peter Covino A&E Editor He hasn’t had this much to say since he was governor of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor-turned-governor-turned-actor again is pretty much up to usual form in Sabotage (Universal Studios Home Entertainment), an action film where he plays Breacher Wharton, the task force leader of a DEA team, that is not having a particularly good time of it. In the opening bullet-filled
Osceola’s Ben Cruz wraps up a great career By Rick Pedone Sports
By Rick Pedone Sports Editor The St. Cloud Little League Majors softball