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College honors for local scholars

College honors for local scholars

College honors for local scholars

News Staff
Friday, September 15, 2023
Here’s a list of honors and degrees earned by Osceola County residents, as shared by news service Merit Pages News: Valdosta State University congratulates Taylor Barrett of St. Cloud for earning a spot on the Summer 2023 Dean’s List.
William Isaacs of Kissimmee received his sentence last week for his role in the in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

William Isaacs of Kissimmee received his sentence last week for his role in the in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Kissimmee man sentenced for Jan. 6 Capitol breach role

News Staff
Friday, September 15, 2023
William Isaacs of Kissimmee received his sentence last week for his role in the in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, his and the actions of a number of co-defendants, “Disrupted a joint session of the U.S.
Traffic now is signed to stop on San Miguel Road at Laurel Avenue in Poinciana, the site of a deadly Sept. 3 crash. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Traffic now is signed to stop on San Miguel Road at Laurel Avenue in Poinciana, the site of a deadly Sept. 3 crash. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

4-way stop installed at site of Poinciana fatal crash -- could more be coming?

Ken Jackson
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The intersection where a fatal crash in Poinciana claimed the lives of four members of a family over the Labor Day weekend is, in theory, now safer.Thursday morning, Osceola County work crews installed two new stop signs on San Miguel Road at Laurel Avenue, making that intersection a four-way stop.
The Osceola Council on Aging is a past recipient of an Orlando Magic Youth Foundation community grant. FILE PHOTO

The Osceola Council on Aging is a past recipient of an Orlando Magic Youth Foundation community grant. FILE PHOTO

Portal open for Orlando Magic grants to serve youth and families

Ken Jackson
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The Osceola Magic, the G League developmental league team for the NBA’s Orlando Magic, will begin playing games in Osceola County and the Silver Spurs Arena in just about two months. But the team — the Osceola affiliate and the Orlando parent club — are already making a presence in the community.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio recently released a report he penned stressing the urgent need to get a population of men back to work and in turn, getting the nation back on track.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio recently released a report he penned stressing the urgent need to get a population of men back to work and in turn, getting the nation back on track.

Rubio report: Get men back to work

Brian McBride
Thursday, September 14, 2023
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, (R-Fl), recently released a report he penned stressing the urgent need to get a population of men back to work and in turn, getting the nation back on track.
Saturday's Gateway Airport event is being co-hosted by the Latino Pilots Association which is holding its Latin Aerospace Industry Expo at the Gaylord Palms this week from Sept. 14-16.

Saturday's Gateway Airport event is being co-hosted by the Latino Pilots Association which is holding its Latin Aerospace Industry Expo at the Gaylord Palms this week from Sept. 14-16.

Kissimmee Gateway Airport holding fly-in Open House event Saturday

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, September 14, 2023
For the first time since the 1980s, Kissimmee Airport is inviting the public into the airport for an open house event. The event will take place on Saturday (Sept. 16) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the airport entrance at the south end of Dyer Boulevard.
Mark Rambis makes a presentation to County Commissioners against the potential site for a green energy manufacturing site at Monday’s public comment meeting. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Mark Rambis makes a presentation to County Commissioners against the potential site for a green energy manufacturing site at Monday’s public comment meeting. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Despite venue change, Poinciana residents still fighting energy plant

Ken Jackson
Thursday, September 14, 2023
While the proposed location for a renewable energy technology facility has moved, Poinciana area residents continue to show their opposition to the arrival of the facility’s anticipated hydrogen and lithium ion battery manufacturing units, and their potential for environmental-harming accidents.
Candidates have filed to run in three 2024 Osceola School Board and its state Senate races. METRO CREATIVE

Candidates have filed to run in three 2024 Osceola School Board and its state Senate races. METRO CREATIVE

Arguello to give up School Board to run for state Senate in ‘24

Ken Jackson
Thursday, September 14, 2023
When sitting Osceola County School Board member Erika Booth announced she’d be running in the special election for eastern Osceola and Orange counties State Legislature district 35 this year, it guaranteed there’d be a new member of the board after the 2024 election cycle.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola in 2021 signed a 30-year gambling deal that included giving the tribe control of sports betting. The deal was soon appealed. PHOTO/MOHEGAN SUN

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola in 2021 signed a 30-year gambling deal that included giving the tribe control of sports betting. The deal was soon appealed. PHOTO/MOHEGAN SUN

Seminoles get win in sports betting case — will legal betting be far behind?

Dara Kam
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Dealing another victory to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a federal appeals court has denied a request from pari-mutuel owners for a rehearing after a ruling that upheld a multibillion-dollar deal giving the tribe control over sports betting throughout the state. A three-judge panel of the U.S.
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