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School District creates 'A Helpful Space' for students and staff to support emotional health

News Staff

Monday, November 2, 2020

Learning and teaching in a pandemic isn't easy. Some digital learning students have struggled emotionally as they have lost the informal interactions they had at school, from catching up in the hallways before class, to eating lunch together in the cafeteria.

Map of county road resurfacing project.

Osceola County road resurfacing project set

News Staff

Monday, November 2, 2020

Osceola County officials said the following roads are tentatively scheduled for resurfacing from Nov. 11-20. They are: Absher Road: Cyril’s Drive to Outback Road. Martha’s Lane: Absher Road to end of pavement. Rambling Road: from Zuni Road north to end of pavement.

Some of the vacation homes have themed bedrooms for kids. PHOTO/ENCORE VACATION HOMES

Vacation homes in Kissimmee slowly making a comeback

Brian McBride - Editor

Monday, November 2, 2020

Vacation Homes in Kissimmee are slowly starting to make a comeback in occupancy after the COVID-19 pandemic shut them down, local marketing officials said. Vacation home rentals in averaging at about 55 to 60 percent said Experience Kissimmee President/CEO DT Minich.

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St. Cloud High, Harmony High, and Liberty High Army JROTC programs named Honor Units with Distinction

News Staff

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Three outstanding Army JROTC programs in the Osceola School District have been awarded top honors for maintaining exceptionally high standards of training and discipline, as evidenced by the results of the JROTC Program of Accreditation and Unit Report. The JROTC Programs at St.

Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. John May is a wing assistant emergency services officer.

Bank vice-president by day, damage assessment pilot on the side

Brian McBride - Editor

Saturday, October 31, 2020

By day, Kissimmee resident John May is an assistant vice president for a Bank of America branch. But what many might not know is that on the side, he fires up an airplane and serves the Florida Civil Air Patrol as a mission pilot assessing disaster zones.

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Marco’s Pizza opens 1,000th location in Kissimmee

News Staff

Friday, October 30, 2020

Marco’s Pizza opened its 1,000th location in Kissimmee on Oct. 21 at 1724 Chaps Place. Marco’s Pizza recently announced the launch of a month-long celebration and a promotion at local stores across the U.S. to honor its milestone location.

Beginning on Nov. 9, board meetings will return to the Commission Chambers inside the county Administrative Building.

County uses $29.5 million in CARES funds for families, holding in-person meetings again

News Staff

Thursday, October 29, 2020

As Osceola County residents prepare for Halloween, officials hope for more treats than tricks as residents enter a fall where COVID-19 cases are on the rise.

People wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a past event at Osceola Heritage Park.

Drive-through COVID-19 testing will be temporarily relocated to OHP

News Staff

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Florida Department of Health in Osceola County (FDOH-Osceola) announces changes to its upcoming COVID-19 testing schedule. Testing will not be offered at its main campus at 1875 Fortune Road in Kissimmee Saturday, Oct. 31. On Monday, Nov. 2, through Wednesday, Nov.

Map of Emmett Street sewer project

Section of West Emmett Street to close Friday for sewer rehabilitation project

News Staff

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Toho Water Authority is announcing the temporary closure to through traffic on West Emmett Street starting on Friday, Oct. 30, at approximately 9 a.m. for a sewer rehabilitation project.