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Ashley Moody

U.S. attorneys, Florida Ag issue warning against COVID-19 scam artists

News Staff

Friday, March 20, 2020

Florida’s three United States attorneys have joined with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to warn scam artists that they will vigorously pursue anyone trying to capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic by cheating Florida consumers, especially the state’s vulnerable elders.

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When the rain will not drain, it’s a pain!

Jeremy Buchanon

Friday, March 20, 2020

The rainy season is always one to be aware of - with intense summertime shows and the threat of hurricanes lurking on the horizon. When you live in Florida – even if it is for just a short time - you should quickly become accustomed to this natural cycle.

Vázquez Garced

Governor of Puerto Rico urges President Trump, Congress to include commonwealth in economic stimulus package

News Staff

Friday, March 20, 2020

Puerto Rican Governor Vázquez Garced has sent a letter to the President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Congress urging them to include and treat Puerto Rico equal to the United States in the forthcoming economic stimulus package currently being drafted in response to the Coronavirus COVID-19.

Debra Pace

School closures extended to April 15, state orders

Courtesy Of The Osceola County School District

Friday, March 20, 2020

The Florida Department of Education has said the earliest K-12 students will return back to school would be April 15. School closures are now in effect for all K-12 schools, the district’s VPK and Extended Learning Programs, Osceola Technical College and the Adult Learning Center Osceola.

NEWS-GAZETTE PHOTO/BRIAN MCBRIDE A server outside the Matador restaurant in downtown Kissimmee tends to patrons. Due to COVID-19, restaurants can only be at 50 percent capacity as ordered by law.

Coronavirus hits commerce

Charlie Reed

Friday, March 20, 2020

It’s not business as usual in Osceola County. Local businesses already are taking a hit after closing or scaling back operations because of the Covid-19 virus. The downtown districts in Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Celebration are not completely lifeless, but you can see and feel the difference.

Jonathan Motts

NeoCity Academy’s Jonathan Motta named teacher of the year

Nancy Brigham For The News-gazette

Friday, March 20, 2020

They’ve done the math - maximizing volume of spaces, rational functions, polynomial functions, and a cost-analysis of their product. It checks out. Next, they will create a prototype of their inaugural product on a 3-D printer as they prepare to launch their new brand.

A sign on the front door of the Florida Department of Health-Osceola instructs residents to push a call button and wait outside if they think they have the coronavirus.

Osceola Health Department wrestling with demand of COVID-19 test requests, 13 cases now

Brian McBride - Editor

Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Florida Department of Health-Osceola supply of COVID-19 (coronavirus) tests has have been depleted as it’s trying to keep up with the demand of residents asking to be checked for the sickness.

Alejandro Robles-Gonzalez.

Suspect sought after large amout of drugs found at home

News Staff

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Kissimmee police are looking for a man after a search of his home uncovered a large amount of narcotics. The suspect sought is 28-year-old Alejandro Robles-Gonzalez.

Veronica Malolos

Planning Commission elects Malolos as chair for third consecutive year

News Staff

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Veronica Malolos, Osceola County broker with NAI Realvest, was re-elected chair of the Osceola County Planning Commission to serve another one-year term in 2020. Malolos, who has been elected for three consecutive terms, is the county’s first minority woman to hold that office.

Photo credit U.S. Army

COVID-19 in Osceola County

Charlie Reed

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Osceola County is in a state of emergency because of the global Covid-19 outbreak. County officials made the declaration the number Monday as of infected residents grew.

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