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• County moving forward on expressway authority

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:10

  

  Swan By Marvin G. CortnerEditor Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority officials urged local elected officials on Sept. 13 to operate an Osceola County Expressway Authority just like a business:...

• Fatal crash in BVL

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:08

  

  A Kissimmee man was killed shortly after midnight Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash near the Royal Palm Drive and Tijuana Drive intersection in Buenaventura Lakes. ...

• Kissimmee police looking for burglary suspect

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:06

  

  Castellanos Kissimmee police detectives are looking for Jafet Castellanos, 40, in reference to several business burglaries. On Sept. 16, at approximately midnight, Kissimmee police officers responde...

• Reward increased in road-rage incident

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:00

  

  Burch Osceola County Sheriff's Office detectives still need the public's help in locating a suspect possibly involved in an early morning road-rage incident on Sept. 5 that led to the death of a Lake...

• DEA program Saturday

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:58

  

  In conjunction with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement agencies, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office Saturday will participate in a program to remove potentially dangerous prescriptio...

• Orlando man killed in Osceola crash

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:51

  

  An Orlando man was killed in an Osceola County traffic crash Tuesday after he entered the oncoming lane on Narcoossee Road and hit an SUV head-on for unknown reasons, Florida Highway Patrol reports said. ...

• Storm wins again! 89-yard TD pass is game winner

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:32

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew Sullivan Celebration quarterback Miguel Torres-Bruno (12) throws a pass that resulted in the game-winning 89-yard TD play. By Ken JacksonSports WriterA win...

• St. Cloud takes on district favorite

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:30

  

  By Rick PedoneSports EditorThere’s no time to lament St. Cloud’s first football loss of the season, 21-13, at Key West last week.Up next, Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Gannarelli Field, is 4A District 7 heavyweight Edgewa...

• Liberty, Horns in showdown; Gateway hosts Boone in 6A-6

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:28

  

  By Ken JacksonSports Writer One of the biggest intra-county football games of the season begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. when Harmony visits 4A District 7 rival Liberty. Liberty, 2-1, is still smarting from last year’s ...

• OHS at Agape Christian Saturday

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:26

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor Osceola travels to Agape Christian for a rare Saturday night game with an equally rare 0-3 record. The Kowboys were unable to muster enough offense to supplement an outstanding defensive e...

• PHS in district test at Falcons

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:23

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor Poinciana returns to action at East River for a 4A District 7 contest Friday at 7:30 p.m. After last week’s open date, the Eagles, 0-2, will try a few new things at East River with perso...

• The need to look, then leap

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:19

  

  It’s distressing – but not surprising – to hear that tourism-dependent businesses in Osceola County are angry about how the County Commission has spent tourist development tax reserves over the last few months. ...

• Letters to the editor for September 23, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:16

  

  Name recognition To the editor: I find it very discouraging that a person who runs for office has to take thousands of dollars from vendors or people just to get name recognition. If you did your duty, people would k...

• Clerk of Court honors employee and manager

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  Employee of the monthThe Osceola County Clerk of Court Office Employee of the Month for September is Elizabeth Frometa. According to an office press release, Frometa has been employed at the Clerk’s Office since October 2001.  Most of her time is spen...

• Valencia to host College Night 2010 on Oct. 5

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  College Night 2010 will be Tuesday, Oct. 5, on Valencia’s Osceola Campus, 1800 Denn John Lane, in Kissimmee, and Thursday, Oct. 7, on the West Campus, 1800 S. Kirkman Road, in Orlando, from 6 to 8 p.m.  It will provide an opportunity for high schoo...

• Developer for Poinciana medical arts building finalized, CEO says

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  Lisa D’CatoPoinciana WriterBrian Marger, chief operating officer of Osceola Regional Medical Center, has informed the Friends of the Poinciana Hospital that the developer for the medical arts building has been finalized. ...

• New singers being recruited for ‘Festival of Carols’

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  The Osceola Center for the Arts Center Singers is looking for new singers to join the group to perform in “The Festival of Carols” Christmas concert alongside the First Methodist Church Choir.  ...

• Kissimmee police offering women’s self-defense class

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  The Kissimmee Police Department will be offering a free self-defense class for women Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kissimmee Police Department. ...

• Hispanic artists honored at the Center for the Arts

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  The Osceola Center for the Arts hosted an art reception and awards ceremony for its September exhibition, Celebrating Hispanic Artists & Culture, on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The exhibition, which will run through Sept. 28, showcases the work of 24 ...

• 4-H seeks youth interested about butterfly lessons

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 00:00

  Osceola County 4-H Youth Program is starting a new club called 4-H Butterfly WINGS.The club is for those in the fourth through eighth grade. Youth will learn about the natural environment and how to be “citizen scientists” by exploring the world of bu...