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Osceola residents earn college honors; HCA Healthcare Recognized

Osceola residents earn college honors; HCA Healthcare Recognized

News Briefs: Osceola residents earn college honors; HCA Healthcare Recognized

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Osceola residents earn college honors   Collegians from Osceola County continue to earn awards, as reported to the News-Gazette by Merit Pages News:   Michael Guzman of Kissimmee was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective...
While in Kissimmee April 14, Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning abortions in Florida past the 15th week of pregnancy, to go into law July 1. PHOTO VIA WEBCAST

While in Kissimmee April 14, Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning abortions in Florida past the 15th week of pregnancy, to go into law July 1. PHOTO VIA WEBCAST

DeSantis signed HB5 in Kissimmee ... but here's what DIDN'T reach his pen — or a vote

Ken Jackson
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in Kissimmee April 14 to sign into law House Bill 5, which bans abortions after the 15-week mark of pregnancy that the state Legislature passed during the recent session. But there were many other proposed bills during session that never reached a vote, let alone his pen.
The Osceola Council on Aging’s Meals on Wheels volunteers are among the hundreds who lend the council a helping hand on a weekly basis. PHOTO/OCOA

The Osceola Council on Aging’s Meals on Wheels volunteers are among the hundreds who lend the council a helping hand on a weekly basis. PHOTO/OCOA

April is National Volunteer Month — so volunteer!

Wendy Coschignano Ford
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush established April as National Volunteer Month to honor the millions of volunteers who support charitable and not-for-profit causes across this great nation. The U.S.
The group of Osceola High AFJROTC cadets who earned national awards, at the corps’ 30th anniversary awards ceremony Friday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

The group of Osceola High AFJROTC cadets who earned national awards, at the corps’ 30th anniversary awards ceremony Friday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Awards, Bataan memorial highlight Osceola High AFJROTC’s 30th aniversary

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Air Force Junior ROTC program at Osceola High School celebrates its 30th year this year. The unit is numbered FL-921 — marking its start in 1992, and the first AFJROTC corps in Osceola County.
Veterans' Voice — Caregivers, Burn Pit updates

Veterans' Voice — Caregivers, Burn Pit updates

Veteran's Voice — Caregivers, Burn Pit updates

Terry Lloyd
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
It has been a few weeks since my last column, but I always want to make sure each one of these is relevant and timely. Unfortunately, I missed the chance to mark some recent important days for veterans and really for all Americans.
The Osceola County School for the Arts is returning to the Essentially Ellington festival in May. PHOTO/JASON ANDERSON, OCSA

The Osceola County School for the Arts is returning to the Essentially Ellington festival in May. PHOTO/JASON ANDERSON, OCSA

OCSA jazz band headed to Ellington Festival

Terry Lloyd
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Osceola School for the Arts band will be returning, for the first time since 2019, to New York’s Lincoln Center for Essentially Ellington, the nation’s premier jazz education event, May 5-7.
Valencia College officials released the school’s new mascot Tuesday. GRAPHIC/VALENCIA COLLEGE

Valencia College officials released the school’s new mascot Tuesday. GRAPHIC/VALENCIA COLLEGE

Pumas on the loose in Osceola! — just at Valencia

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Attention Valencia College students: you are now Pumas. The college unveiled its new mascot Tuesday. “In short, pumas go after what they want, and stick with it until they achieve their goal–just like Valencia College students,” an announcement release said.
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