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Teen Moms Choose Life director Debbie Newell (second from right) takes a break from putting together Thanksgiving meal boxes with some of her “Big Sisters” and other volunteers. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Teen Moms Choose Life director Debbie Newell (second from right) takes a break from putting together Thanksgiving meal boxes with some of her “Big Sisters” and other volunteers. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Teen mom’s “family” feeds families this holiday

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
At this time of year, when holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas find those who have seeking out to help those who have not, we’re reminded of a quote from our hero, Mr. Rogers, about what happens when the going gets tough: “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
Osceola County plans to widen this stretch of Boggy Creek Road, and the public h as the chance to comment Dec. 2 at Osceola Heritage Park. GOOGLE MAPS

Osceola County plans to widen this stretch of Boggy Creek Road, and the public h as the chance to comment Dec. 2 at Osceola Heritage Park. GOOGLE MAPS

Boggy Creek Road widening meeting Dec. 2

Submmitted By Osceola County
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Boggy Creek Road, from Simpson Road to Narcoossee Road, is scheduled for widening in the next three years. The project includes adding one lane in each direction, adding a raised median, a multi-use path and a sidewalk.
This month’s movie is the holiday classic, “Home Alone,” featuring the 1990 cinematographic debut of Macaulay Culkin, shown on a giant 50-foot screen. GRAPHIC/KUA

This month’s movie is the holiday classic, “Home Alone,” featuring the 1990 cinematographic debut of Macaulay Culkin, shown on a giant 50-foot screen. GRAPHIC/KUA

Get together for “Home Alone” in the Park

Staff Report
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Families can take a night off from the stress of getting ready for the holidays next Friday by grabbing their lawn chairs and blankets and coming out to Lakefront Park to view a classic blockbuster movie.
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The reality of human trafficking

Sonya Hightower-labosco
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
There is a war in our community in the form of slavery. It’s real, hidden in plain sight, and tearing at the social fabric of every nation and economic structure. Slavery didn’t end with Emancipation Proclamation in the United States.
In Kissimmee, 65 percent of car burglaries in September through November have occurred in vehicles that were either unlocked or open, per KPD’s statistics. GRAPHIC/KPD

In Kissimmee, 65 percent of car burglaries in September through November have occurred in vehicles that were either unlocked or open, per KPD’s statistics. GRAPHIC/KPD

Holiday tips: lock you car, watch for skimmers

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
The Kissimmee Police Department has two messages for citizens today: Happy Thanksgiving! And, be smart about avoiding crime of opportunity. The holiday season marks a time that people shop and travel.
Members of the Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS department gather Friday to dedicated the new memorial monument to its fallen firefighters. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY FIRE RESCUE/EMS

Members of the Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS department gather Friday to dedicated the new memorial monument to its fallen firefighters. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY FIRE RESCUE/EMS

Osceola Fallen Firefighter Memorial dedicated

Courtesy Of Osceola County Fire Rescue
Monday, November 22, 2021
At a Friday ceremony, Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS dedicated a memorial at its Fire Training Facility to the memory of four fallen firefighters.
A single-car accident investigation at the Three Lakes Toll Plaza shut down southbound Flordai's Turnpike lanes at Kissimmee Park Road for over two hours Friday night.

A single-car accident investigation at the Three Lakes Toll Plaza shut down southbound Flordai's Turnpike lanes at Kissimmee Park Road for over two hours Friday night.

FHP: St. Cloud man dies in Friday night Turnpike collision at toll plaza

News Staff
Saturday, November 20, 2021
The Florida Highway Patrol has reported that a 50-year-old St. Cloud man died Friday night when his vehicle collided with a Florida's Turnpike toll plaza. At around 9:45 p.m.
Osceola County residents can go online and name the baby bald eagle still in this egg in a nest at Brownie Wise Park. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY

Osceola County residents can go online and name the baby bald eagle still in this egg in a nest at Brownie Wise Park. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY

Help give Brownie Wise baby bald eagles a name

Ken Jackson
Friday, November 19, 2021
Since 2016, we’ve been able to look in on the lives of a pair of American bald eagles nesting at Brownie Wise Park thanks to the “Osceola County Nature Camera" — our own homegrown little reality show.
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