Tammy Fischer, a U.S. Army veteran form St. Cloud, is presented with her Quilt of Valor Saturday, Aug.8. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)
At the last School Board meeting, Osceola County School Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff said, regarding the requested operational millage to be put to voters on Nov. 3, hared that, ahead of an expected $100 million budget shortfall over the next four years, 785 positions have been cut between last school year and this, with a reduction of $37.7 million in salaries. (Photo/Osceola Co. School District)
Thursday, August 20, 2026
While an additional operational millage referendum requested by the School District of Osceola County was not on Tuesday’s primary ballot, and won’t appear until the Nov. 3 general election ballot, School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff is already offering up the facts behind it.
Charlie Kirk, the ultra-conservative political activist and media personality credited by the Donald Trump administration for bringing in young voters and political enthusiasts to the Republican Party, was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. Numerous educators in the state, including those in Osceola County, were under investigation for posts about Kirk’s death on social media and were threatened with disciplinary actions by education leaders. (File Photo)
Anthony Nieves offers his thanks to his supporters after winning the District 47 State House universal runoff. (Photo/Ken Jackson)
Greg Filak handily won the open District 1 seat on the Osceola County School Board Tuesday; he'll have to wait for a machine recount to see who joins him in Seat 3. (File Photo)
Robert Lewandowski wins the ball against Robin Jansson. Jansson caused a penalty agains the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich player. (Photo/Mario Casamalhuapa)
Osceola used a huge second half to record its 15th win in a row over St. Cloud in 44-7 fashion. (Photo/Katie Williams)
No school on Friday, Sept. 25? The city has you and your kids covered with the No School Camps: Camp Discovery & Teen Extreme.
Registration opens Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8 a.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) School Fishing Program. (Graphic/FWC)