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Donnie Martinez

Sign petition to keep Florida’s housing funds for housing

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Florida is facing an escalating housing crisis that threatens to undermine the quality of life enjoyed by so many hardworking families. In Osceola County, the amount of new housing being built isn’t keeping up with the community’s growing population.

Alt Text for ImageUnlike Iraq, it is very doubtful that this situation will right itself, and the news out of Afghanistan will probably be grim and heartbreaking for many months to come.

Fall of Afghanistan and parallels to Vietnam

Terry Lloyd

Thursday, August 26, 2021

As I write this, horrific images of desperate Afghans, Westerners, and Americans fleeing to the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan dominate our TV screens.

GrowKissimmee.com will help the local business community focus on relevant information. PHOTO/GROWKISSIMMEE.COM

City launches GrowKissimmee.com to assist business community

Submitted By The City Of Kissimmee

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The City of Kissimmee has launched a new website, GrowKissimmee.com, a way for its Economic Development Office to focus on relevant information for its local business community.

For the second year, Wild Florida’s adult albino alligators produced rare offspring. PHOTO/WILD FLORIDA

Wild Florida gators spawn rare albino babies for second year in a row

Ken Jackson

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

A proud family is caring for some newborns this summer. Two bouncing baby albino alligators are happily swimming around in the shade at Wild Florida in Kissimmee. The young family of albinos now numbers six, after four of the very rare pale-skinned alligators were successfully hatched last year.

Valencia College students line up Monday at the Osceola campus to get parking decals for the fall semester. PHOTO / KEN JACKSON

Valencia starts classes with more on-campus students

Ken Jackson

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Valencia College is normally a bustle of activity this last full week of August, when fall classes starts. But what is normal these days, anyway? At least it looks more normal than it did this time last year, or in the spring of 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic first hit.

The Kissimmee Utility Authority Board of Directors voted to transfer $50,000 to the Good Neighbor Fund Wednesday.

KUA donates $50K to Good Neighbor Fund in Response to continued COVID-19 impacts

Submitted By Kissimmee Utility Authority

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

In an effort to provide financial relief during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, at Wednesday’s board meeting the Kissimmee Utility Authority Board of Directors voted to transfer $50,000 to the Good Neighbor Fund.

Osceola County School District

Local COVID-19 school news: Celebration K-8 to close, go to digital learning remainder of the week

News Staff

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Out of an abundance of caution, the Osceola School District has announced Celebration K-8 school will move all students and teachers to digital learning through TEAMS through Friday. Students and staff will return for face-to-face learning on Monday.

Metro

Vaccine Booster Shots Now Available for Immunocompromised

News Staff

Friday, August 20, 2021

In the coming weeks, Osceola County residents will be eligible for COVID-19 booster shots. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that moderately to severely immunocompromised people receive an additional dose of vaccine.

Dimperio

St. Cloud man arrested on multiple child porn possession charges

News Staff

Friday, August 20, 2021

The Osceola County Sheriffs Office has arrested a St. Cloud man suspected of owning and viewing child pornography for years. Gregory Andrew Dimperio, 51, of St. Cloud has been arrested and charged with a number of counts of possession of photos or videos of sexual performance by a child.