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Marydia Neighborhood Park

Marydia Neighborhood Park

Improved Marydia Neighborhood Park opens in Osceola

News Staff
Thursday, February 18, 2021
A revitalized Marydia Neighborhood Park has opened to the public.  The park located at 2942 Tampa Ave. in Kissimmee has a footprint of just over a half-acre, but the recent work packs a lot into a relatively small space.
Wild Florida offers a variety of airboat tours that range from 30 minutes to one-hour, night to day, and private or controlled groups. PHOTO/WILD FLORIDA

Wild Florida offers a variety of airboat tours that range from 30 minutes to one-hour, night to day, and private or controlled groups. PHOTO/WILD FLORIDA

Wild Florida registers National Airboat Day, National Alligator Day

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Wild Florida Airboats, Gator Park & Drive-thru Safari announces two new holidays for residents to celebrate: National Airboat Day and National Alligator Day. People across the U.S. can now celebrate National Airboat Day on Feb. 19 and National Gator Day on May 29.
Photo/ALDI

Photo/ALDI

ALDI debuts fresh design of remodeled Kissimmee store

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
ALDI welcomes shoppers back to its renovated Kissimmee store. The store, at 1040 Buenaventura Blvd., is part of an ongoing initiative to remodel and expand existing ALDI stores nationwide. The Kissimmee store is now open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Marsh Landing

Marsh Landing

Osceola's Marsh Landing to re-open after two years

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Marsh Landing – part of the Shingle Creek Regional Park system – re-opens on Friday, Osceola County officials announced. The park has been closed for about two years to accommodate construction of Hoagland Boulevard.
Kissimmee City Hall

Kissimmee City Hall

City of Kissimmee transitions website to .gov

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The city of Kissimmee has transitioned its website to use the (.gov) domain to improve authenticity.  Using the (.gov) domain makes it easy for users to quickly identify official government services on the Internet, according to a city press release.
GRAPHIC/OSCEOLA NEWS-GAZETTE

GRAPHIC/OSCEOLA NEWS-GAZETTE

Kissimmee motorcyclist killed in Poinciana Boulevard crash

Brian McBride - Editor
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
A Kissimmee motorcyclist was killed on Tuesday after he was hit by a SUV on Poinciana Boulevard. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the SUV driver, of Ocala, was traveling southbound in the center lane on Poinciana Boulevard, near Laguna Bay Circle, at about 3:20 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver that hit and killed a pedestrian in Kissimmee on Feb. 11.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver that hit and killed a pedestrian in Kissimmee on Feb. 11.

Hit-and-run fatalities spike in Florida

Brian McBride
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
As authorities are searching for an unknown driver that fled after he hit and killed a Kissimmee man, state officials have released a report showing that hit-and-run incidents increased in 2020.
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