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The Osceola News-Gazette received nine Florida Press Association Award nominations, including General Excellence.

The Osceola News-Gazette received nine Florida Press Association Award nominations, including General Excellence.

News-Gazette receives nine FPA nominations

Staff Report
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
The Florida Press Association announced the nominees for its 2021 Weekly Newspa per Contest, and the Osceola News-Gazette was well represented. Your local paper received nine nominations for awards in reporting, layout and overall excellence categories.
St. Cloud Mayor Nathan Blackwell and Chris Choong from the Osceola Council on Aging deliver a meal, and some conversation, to a St. Cloud resident on March 23. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

St. Cloud Mayor Nathan Blackwell and Chris Choong from the Osceola Council on Aging deliver a meal, and some conversation, to a St. Cloud resident on March 23. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Make someone’s day — volunteer with Meals on Wheels

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
We’ll get right into it: Osceola County Meals on Wheels needs your help. The COVID-19 pandemic hurt in a number of ways. It more than doubled the number of elderly who were shut in by the lockdown pandemic and not able to go out grocery shopping.
Photos by Toni Rowan

Photos by Toni Rowan

Race To The Taste a success

News Staff
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Photos by Toni Rowan Race to the Taste Event was held Friday, March 25 at Osceola Heritage Park. The event was to benefit Help Now of Osceola County, the county’s resource that helps victims of domestic violence.
County seeks Boat Ramp Master Plan input

County seeks Boat Ramp Master Plan input

County seeks Boat Ramp Master Plan input

News Staff
Monday, March 28, 2022
Osceola County is in the process of updating its Boat Ramp Master Plan in order to continue providing quality access to its public water resources.
The Space Art Contest is open to all K-5 grade students in Florida. Each student will submit original, two-dimensional artwork based on this year’s theme: "Florida is the Place for Space: Celebrating Florida’s Contributions to Space Travel and Exploration." PHOTO/METRO

The Space Art Contest is open to all K-5 grade students in Florida. Each student will submit original, two-dimensional artwork based on this year’s theme: "Florida is the Place for Space: Celebrating Florida’s Contributions to Space Travel and Exploration." PHOTO/METRO

K-5 Students can enter Florida Space Art Contest

News Staff
Monday, March 28, 2022
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez has announced the launch of the 2022 Florida Space Art Contest.
The city issued a proclamation honoring the St. Cloud Elementary Robotics team for qualifying to compete in the Vex Robotics World Competition in Dallas this May. The city also gave the team $5,000 to help cover their expenses. PHOTO/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

The city issued a proclamation honoring the St. Cloud Elementary Robotics team for qualifying to compete in the Vex Robotics World Competition in Dallas this May. The city also gave the team $5,000 to help cover their expenses. PHOTO/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

St. Cloud Elementary Robotics off to compete in world competition

News Staff
Monday, March 28, 2022
The city of St. Cloud is one step closer to raising the city's residential development design standards.
Kissimmee man claims $2 million Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket top prize

Kissimmee man claims $2 million Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket top prize

Kissimmee man wins $2 million Florida Lottery scratch-off prize

News Staff
Friday, March 25, 2022
Hey Osceola County residents — a new millionaire walks among us. On Thursday, the Florida Lottery announced that Jesus Betancourt Pizarro, 62, of Kissimmee, claimed a $2 million top prize from the 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Members of Kissimmee’s UCF Business Incubation Program show off their business offerings at an Open House event Friday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Members of Kissimmee’s UCF Business Incubation Program show off their business offerings at an Open House event Friday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Kissimmee UCF Incubator helped businesses through trying time

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Many local businesses have had a rough go of the last two years thanks to pandemic-related circumstances. In Kissimmee, some of those local businesses have had the backing of a UCF-based partnership to help keep them afloat, and some even saw great success during the COVID-19 shift.
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