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District 43 Rep. Kristen Arrington (D-Kissimmee)

District 43 Rep. Kristen Arrington (D-Kissimmee)

Arrington reviews first Legislative session, previews ‘22

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Like Osceola County’s other legislator, Republican Rep. Fred Hawkins, Jr. of District 42, Kristen Arrington is a first-term member of the Florida House of Representatives. Arrington is a Democrat in District 43, representing Kissimmee and areas west of Lake Tohopekaliga.
A Hero for Kids, reaedy for action

A Hero for Kids, reaedy for action

Locals being Heroes at Christmas 4 The Kids

News Staff
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Local charity A Hero For Kids held its 2021 Kids Christmas 4 The Kids distribution Dec. 11 at the Staples Plaza in St. Cloud, joined by other members of the local business community. Hundreds of children who were pre-registered through school guidance counselors received gifts.
Red pentas, crotons, bromeliads and anthurium and take the 'red' place in your gardens this winter. PHOTO/EXTENSION SERVICES

Red pentas, crotons, bromeliads and anthurium and take the 'red' place in your gardens this winter. PHOTO/EXTENSION SERVICES

Plenty to plant to add red to the garden

Sandy Switek And Eva Pabon
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
From our friends at UF/IFAS Extension Services ... Garden stores have been sold out of small Poinsettias. The good news is that they are other alternatives to add red in the garden. Red pentas not only add the red color, they also attract pollinators into your garden.
David Shimp named new Osceola Regional Medical Center CEO

David Shimp named new Osceola Regional Medical Center CEO

David Shimp named new Osceola Regional Medical Center CEO

News Staff
Saturday, December 18, 2021
This week, HCA Healthcare North Florida Division announced  David Shimp as Osceola Regional Medical Center's new Chief Executive Officer. He takes over for Davide Carbone, who served that role since 2017 and announced his retirement earlier this year.
Michelle Hernandez, with Sheriff Marcos Lopez, talk about her daughter Danilee, a fatal shooting victim, at a Friday press conference. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Michelle Hernandez, with Sheriff Marcos Lopez, talk about her daughter Danilee, a fatal shooting victim, at a Friday press conference. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

7 arrests made in October West 192 hookah bar deadly shooting

Ken Jackson
Friday, December 17, 2021
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has made a total of seven arrests in the Oct. 9 shooting death of a 23-year-old woman outside the Red Star Hookah Bar on West U.S. Highway 192. Sheriff Marcos Lopez said he needed to wait to comment on the case until all suspects were in custody.
The Three Kings, portrayed this year by St. Cloud Council Member Keith Trace, Kissimmee Commissioner Jom Fisher and Hispanic Council past chair Bill Hansen, hearken their arrival for the county’s Jan. 9 event. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

The Three Kings, portrayed this year by St. Cloud Council Member Keith Trace, Kissimmee Commissioner Jom Fisher and Hispanic Council past chair Bill Hansen, hearken their arrival for the county’s Jan. 9 event. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Three Kings Day festival returns Jan. 9

Staff Report
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Osceola County’s 17th annual Three King’s Day celebration, presented by the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce, returns to Old Town on Sunday, Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. Cloud residents will get slightly higher utility bills — and a downtown entertainment district — in 2022. FILE PHOTO

St. Cloud residents will get slightly higher utility bills — and a downtown entertainment district — in 2022. FILE PHOTO

Good news and bad news from St. Cloud council meeting

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Utility rates may be going up in 2022 in St. Cloud, But it’ll be easier to stroll downtown with a drink to worry less about it. Orlando Utilities Commission, who provides power to much of the city, proposed a pair of rate increases it plans to ask for in the next six months.
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