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• Letters to the Editor for August 14, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 13 August 2010 11:55

  Can’t understand To the editor: There are a few things I’d like to get off my chest. First of all, I wish to loudly express the anger I feel at the way the trees of Neptune Road have been recently “trimmed” in order to protect the electrical lin...

• ‘Tiny’ is huge in Osceola County track record book

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:06

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Osceola High’s Tynia “Tiny” Gaither can add these two state championship medals to the two she won in 2009. By Rick PedoneSports EditorStill a year away from graduation, Tynia Gaither already ha...

• Fisher, King in flag football hall of fame

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:05

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Kerry King, left, and Randy Fisher hold the trophies they were awarded recently after being inducted into the Florida Flag Football League Hall of Fame. By Ken Jackson Sports Writer There’s a pair...

• Football teams begin contact drills today

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:05

  By Rick PedoneSports EditorIf they’re not sweating bullets they’re dodging raindrops.Football practice in Osceola County is under way. ...

• Recycling a natural choice

  Opinions

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:04

  We like the idea of Osceola County providing one-stream curbside recycling in unincorporated areas. The county is mandated by the state because it has a population of more than 100,000 to reach certain levels of recycling and the one-stream method – whe...

• Letters to the Editor for August 12, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:03

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• School District earns B on FCAT

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:02

  By Fallan PattersonStaff WriterAccording to FCAT testing results and pending the release of high school grades in November, Osceola County no longer has any F-rated schools, a step toward the School District’s objective of having all A schools. ...

• City, county clarify issues

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:01

  By Marvin G. CortnerEditorOsceola County and city of Kissimmee officials met Monday evening to clarify positions on several issues, including funding for Lakefront Park improvements and the future of the county-owned Beaumont site. ...

• Research focusing on BVL

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:01

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanRutgers University doctoral degree candidate Simone Delerme has her eye on the Buenaventura Lakes community. Delerme, photographed here in front of the Robert Guevara Community Center on Florida Parkway,  i...

• Youth, Sheriff’s Office have new place to train

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:00

  Photo/Osceola County Sheriff's OfficeThe Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at Lake Conlin hosted 30 youngsters per week during its annual Sheriff’s Adventure Camp for at-risk youth. The Sheriff’s Office will use the Lake Conlin facility, whi...

• Libraries to charge late fees

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 06:59

  By Morgan Harvey Intern No more waived fees.The Osceola Library System beginning Oct. 1 will start charging daily fines for overdue items, following the Library Advisory Board and Osceola County Commission’s approval June 14 of an annual resolution sett...

• Early primary voting now in progress around the state

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 06:58

  Voters around the state began casting their ballots Monday in early voting that will continue for the next two weeks leading up to the actual primary Election Day. ...

• No local sources for dengue fever cases

  County News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 06:57

  By Fallan PattersonStaff WriterThe Osceola County Health Department last week announced it had discovered two local residents in July contracted dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, the first Central Florida cases of the disease reported since an outbr...

• Arrested for pornography

  Police News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 06:56

  Harris A Poinciana man was jailed Sunday after authorities found numerous photos of child pornography on a computer he used.   Stanley Aaron Harris, 51, was arrested and charged with 27 counts of possession of photos of sexual per...

• Impersonated police officer

  Police News

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 06:55

  Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies are cautioning residents about a police impersonator after an incident that recently occurred in Poinciana. ...

• Summer Teen Docent program a success for Historical Society

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00

  From the Osceola County Historical SocietyThe Osceola County Historical Society’s summer Teen Docent/Youth Leadership program is in its final weeks as it will conclude when the teens return to school in late August, and the program has proven beneficial...

• Kissimmee Police Department has Kicks 4 Guns

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00

  On Aug. 20, the Kissimmee Police Department, in conjunction with Crimeline, will host a Kicks 4 Guns drop-off location. ...

• City of Kissimmee Activities

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00

  Outdoors campThe city of Kissimmee Parks and Recreation and Kissimmee Outdoors are holding an Outdoor Adventure Camp Monday through Friday.The camp includes canoeing, hiking and guided paddle trips.For information and to register, visit kissimmeeparks.org...

• Police detective named employee of the month

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00

  The city of Kissimmee last week announced that the Employee of the Month for August is Kissimmee Police Det. Andrew “Andy” Miville. ...

• Farm Flavor!

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:00

  By Peter CovinoEntertainment EditorAnd you thought Florida was all about orange juice.The state’s small farms produce everything from rice and organic coffee to grass-fed dairy milk and grape juice. ...