The Osceola County Fair will begin Feb. 12.
The Osceola County Fair is a go!
News Staff
The Osceola County Fair will go as planned this year, running from Feb. 12 – 21.
Monday, January 18, 2021
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Osceola County Administration Building
Osceola residents have opportunity to provide input on Partin Settlement Road Project
News Staff
The community is invited to learn about potential options for addressing capacity and safety needs along Partin Settlement Road at a public information meeting scheduled for January 21.
Friday, January 15, 2021
Microsurfacing project map/Osceola County
Osceola County to scheduled road micro surfacing projects in Lindfields Blvd. area
News Staff
Osceola County officials said that the following roads are tentatively scheduled for micro surfacing from Jan. 21 through Jan. 29. Microsurfacing is applied in order to help preserve and protect the underlying pavement structure and provide a new driving surface.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
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COVID-19 testing to return to FDOH-Osceola campus Jan. 25
News Staff
On Monday, Jan. 25, Florida Department of Health in Osceola County (FDOH-Osceola) COVID-19 testing will relocate back from Valencia College to its campus at 1875 Fortune Road in Kissimmee.
Drive through testing will be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
St. Cloud City Hall
St. Cloud building and planning lobby closed due to COVID-19
News Staff
The St. Cloud customer lobby for the Building and Planning departments is closed until Jan. 25.
A department employee tested positive for COVID, and out of an abundance of caution for staff and residents, the Department will be closed for 10 days.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Fire damage is one of many code violations at the Star Motel. Photo/Osceola County
Osceola County commissioners vote to demolish Star Motel
Brian McBride - Editor
After racking up more than $2 million in code enforcement fines, the Osceola County Commission on Monday voted to demolish the embattled Star Motel.
A demolition date had not been set when the commission voted on Monday.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Kissimmee City Hall
City administrative offices to close on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
News Staff
The city of Kissimmee’s administrative offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18.
Sanitation Services for Monday will continue as scheduled.
The city’s administrative offices will resume regular business hours and operations on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Osceola County administration building
Osceola County receives $1.26 million to update, expand surface water management plan
News Staff
An award of $1.26 million from the state of Florida will allow Osceola County to update and expand the county’s surface water management plan, which is part of a program to assess and enhance the community’s resiliency for flooding.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Road resurfacing projects set for South Hoagland Boulevard area
News Staff
Osceola County officials said that the following roads are tentatively scheduled for resurfacing from Jan. 14-21.
•Temple Drive: South John Young Parkway to Shingle Creek Court.
•Shingle Creek Court: South Hoagland Blvd to cul-de-sac.
•Knowles Boulevard: South Hoagland Blvd to end of pavement.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Help Now Of Osceola Executive Director Tammy Douglass stands in the reception center of the new location at 108 Church St., Kissimmee. News-Gazette Photo/Brian McBride
Help Now helping more: New home will better serve domestic violence victims
Brian McBride
With Help Now Of Osceola’s new home in downtown Kissimmee, comes some new amenities that will help to extend its reach to help victims of domestic violence.
So what’s new? There’s a food pantry. There are five themed counseling rooms. And now, it even has its own courtroom.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
