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• Decisions: 2 down, 1 to go

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:10

  

  City of Kissimmee commissioners certainly are faced with a tough decision on which commercial airboat company – or companies – would be allowed to operate by contract from the city lakefront. To their credit, the ...

• Letters to the Editor for June 17, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:08

  

  Good leadership? To the editor: Interesting the letter in the Osceola News-Gazette dated June 5 comes out just before election time. Quote, “We are lucky top have Jay Wheeler on the Osceola County School Board and ...

• In USA, football is always king

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:55

  

  Rick PedoneSports Editor One day prior to the USA-England match at the World Cup, the first such meeting since the Korean War, most of the jabber in the national sports media concerned, you guessed it ­– football, ...

• James in Magic blue?

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:51

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Nathan Sharp, 9, from Harmony, focuses on the basket as he completes a layup drill Monday at the Top Gun basketball camp at St. Cloud High. It seems like a good id...

• Williams may be a short-timer at Santa Fe CC

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:47

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Rick Pedone Brenton Williams, seated between his parents, Fredrick and Katrina Williams, recently signed a basketball letter of intent to Santa Fe Community College at the Osceola High med...

• Bulldog football job could soon be filled

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:45

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor The St. Cloud High football job may not be open  long. Bulldog Athletic Director Chad Ansbaugh said Tuesday that interviews have begun, and he hopes to select a new coach by next week...

• Sports Briefs for June 17, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:36

  

  Shooter’s Gold camp New Dimensions High School will host the Shooter’s Gold summer basketball camp Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m for students entering grades 5-8 next school year. The camp includes...

• Kitten rescued from sewer

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 11:04

  Special to the News-Gazette/Cheryl Grieb

  

      A four-week-old kitten, stuck at the bottom of a sewer in the Lindfields neighborhood, west of Kissimmee since Friday, was rescued Tuesday morning and is ...

• Newlyweds should try making long-term investment strategy

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  Robert Rosen Edward JonesJune is a popular month for weddings. If you’re getting married this month, you’ve got a lot on your mind, but after the honeymoon is over, it’s time to start thinking of the key activities of building a life together – on...

• Osceola County Council on Aging to hold Dinners for Dad lunch party event

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  The Osceola County Council on Aging is celebrating Father’s Day with its annual Dinners for Dads event. ...

• Pioneer camp set for June 24

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  There is still time to register your child for the Osceola County Historical Society’s Pioneer For A Day camp, in which campers between the ages of 8 and 12 learn about pioneering life in the 1800s and aspects of Florida’s history while experiencing t...

• Join summer Poinciana football camp

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  Lisa D’CatoPoinciana WriterAll that anticipation for summer break and now it has begun. School’s been out for a week. Are they bored yet? ...

• Council calling for volunteers needed in emergencies

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  The Osceola County Council on Aging’s Volunteer Center is working with Osceola County Emergency Management to operate the Volunteer Reception Center in preparation for manmade or natural disasters that strike Osceola County. ...

• Give Kids the World needs help to secure Pepsi grant

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  Give Kids The World Village is participating in the Pepsi Refresh Project, aiming to earn one of just two substantial cash grants in the country this month. ...

• Valencia builds ‘community’ online for school’s Facebook

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  It may be awhile before Valencia Community College’s Facebook page has a following like that of Texas A&M, the largest among universities with 169,857 people.   ...

• Corrections officer earns top honor from state FOP

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  Osceola County Corrections Officer Reeshemah Taylor will receive the top honor from the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police for her role in subduing an armed, high-risk inmate who attempted to escape from the Osceola County Jail on June 22, 2009...

• Carlo named St. Cloud’s Employee of the Month

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  St. Cloud Police Department computer technician Gary Carlo is the city of St. Cloud April Employee of the Month. He was recognized May 27 during a regular council meeting at City Hall. ...

• Volunteer advisory committee looking for new members

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  The city of St. Cloud Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee has two-year term positions available for new members. Volunteer positions are: • Two voting vacancies (seat 4 and seat 5)• Two alternate, non-voting vacancies (seat 6 and seat 7); alternat...

• ‘Totems’ take top honor

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

  By Morgan Harvey Intern Carolyn Davis sculpts her way into her life's work. ...

• Felon charged for punching K-9

  Police News

  Created: Tuesday, 15 June 2010 16:27

  Roberts

  

  A registered felon, wanted for burglary, was handed more charges after he ran from deputies trying to arrest him and hit the police dog who caught up with him in the face as he tried to escape ac...