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• Miss Judy is retiring; dancing was in her blood

  County News

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 12:23

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanDance instructor Judy James, known as “Miss Judy,” is retiring from teaching after 40 years and has closed her studio, James Dance Studio, in downtown Kissimmee. She had ...

• Third man accused in Old Tampa Highway homicide

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 12:18

  

  Rodriguez Luis Angel Pagan Rodriguez, the 39-year-old Kissimmee man already charged with filing a false report during the investigation of last month’s homicide on Old Tampa Highway, is now the t...

• News Briefs for June 19, 2010

  County News

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 12:15

  

  Tourist taxes down in April Osceola County’s tourist development tax revenue fell 9.2 percent in April following a 4.5 percent increase in March, according to the latest report from the Osceola County Tax Collector�...

• FHSAA seeks small school fix

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 12:10

  

  Rick PedoneSports Editor The Florida High School Athletic Association again is trying to appease its small public school members by creating a rural division of 40 to 50 schools. The Rural Division, approved by the F...

• Liberty’s Cadet inks grant

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 12:05

  

  Photo/Special to the News-Gazette Liberty High basketball player Hudson Cadet recently signed a scholarship to Enterprise State College with his mother, Yvette Cadet, and Chargers Coach Anthony Crespo, seate...

• FHSAA gives approval to Rural Division

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 12:01

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted Tuesday to create a Rural Division for public and private schools. The division would  be comprised of high schoo...

• Hershey track meet winners

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:59

  

  Results of the 20th Annual Kissimmee/St. Cloud Hershey Track and Field meet held recently at Gateway High. The top two athletes in each event advanced to the state meet at Miami. ...

• Chasing the ball

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:56

  

  Photo/Erich Schuttauf Maybe it wasn’t as crowded or as noisy as it is at a World Cup soccer match, but the action was exciting recently at the Osceola YMCA when Kendra Muhammad, left, and Quenton Gray moved the ball...

• Sports Briefs for June 19, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:52

  

  PHS football camp Poinciana High football coach Michael Timpson will hold the Eagle Football Camp for children ages 7-18 Monday through Friday. Additional camps are June 28-July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16 and July 26-30...

• A good decision

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:46

  

  City of Kissimmee commissioners made a good decision Monday in tapping Deputy City Manager Mike Steigerwald to replace retiring City Manager Mark Durbin. The 16-year city employee knows the ropes and we believe he wou...

• Letters to the Editor for June 19, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:43

  Is airport a good neighbor? To the editor: It is time for the residents of Osceola County to express our concerns regarding the abuse we are getting from the airlines and the Orlando International Airport (OIA). Yes, the airport existed long before the...

• On Helen Thomas ... here’s a little bit of irony for you

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:41

  

  Leonard PittsTribune Media Back in April, I received the Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity award. Yes, diversity. And yes, Helen Thomas, the legendary White House correspondent who recently nuked her career — and leg...

• Just asking — about public topics near, far

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 11:39

  

  Ross MackenzieTribune Media Questions. For instance.... • Whatever happened to “global warming”? • Does the loud roar of outrage toward Israel regarding the Gaza flotilla incident suggest this administration...

• The toys are back in town — Toy Story 3 is a magnificent conclusion to Toy Story adventure

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 17 June 2010 13:52

   By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor The guys at Pixar/Disney have seemingly done the impossible: created a near perfect trilogy. Toy Story 3 goes to infinity and beyond and maybe makes cinema history in the process...

• Ready when needed: Holopaw landfill can take oil waste

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:55

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew SullivanOmni Waste District Manager Matt Orr stands at the edge of an under-construction cell at the J.E.D. Solid Waste Management Facility near Holopaw. Orr is seen standing on one...

• City stays close to home for manager

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:51

  

  Steigerwald By Juliana A. TorresStaff Writer Deputy City Manager Mike Steigerwald received unanimous support from Kissimmee commissioners this week to become the city's next city manager. After ext...

• County asking for federal help to fund Poinciana Parkway

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:47

  

  Arrington By Marvin G. CortnerEditor Osceola County commissioners June 7 agreed to join with Coral gables-based Avatar Properties in requesting more than $55.3 million in a federal grant to fund con...

• Last Hoorah

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:43

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanThe Osceola County School for the Arts on Saturday, June 5, held its commencement ceremony in the school's auditorium, formerly the Tupperware Center. The ceremonies are anything but o...

• Teen flies high on trapeze

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:33

  

  Submitted photoMikey Allegood, of St. Cloud, prepares to take a big swing on the trapeze with a little help from professional circus assistants. By Rick MadewellAssistant Editor Young Mikey Allego...

• News Briefs for June 17, 2010

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:30

  

  District 4 race smaller by one Republican Lester Centurion last week dropped out of the Osceola County Commission district 4 race. Still in the race as of Wednesday morning were Republicans Frank Attkisson, Melani Ja...