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• Catfish a surprise DVD catch —There are lots of great DVD choices for the start of 2011

  Entertainment

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 15:11

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor All of the presents have been opened with care (or most likely reckless abandon). Now it is time to return everything and get something you really want — like a DVD. As much as I would like to go back in time and...

• Shaping the future of citrus

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 13:30

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanOrie Lee, owner of a local citrus-growing operation, displays a few genetically engineered grapefruit that grow in a grove literally across the street from his home near Narc...

• County moves forward on more parking

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 13:27

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanOsceola County recently approved the start of negotiations with Kraft Construction, a construction management firm, for the planned new parking garage that will be built east...

• Cops to be on lookout for drunk drivers

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 13:14

  

  Shepard Hansell By Brian McBrideAssociate Editor Thinking about drinking and driving New Year’s Eve? Local law enforcement has a message: Think again. Police officers, deputies...

• News briefs for December 30, 2010

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 11:17

  

  Workforce Central Florida announces virtual job fair Workforce Central Florida will host a virtual job fair Monday, Jan. 10, to Friday, Jan. 14 (24 hours a day). The job fair is an online recruiting event that showca...

• Bust nets 50 pounds of pot; three arrested

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 11:08

  

  Rosario Hance Salcedo-Adams Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered 50 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a vehicle Dec. 22 after stopping the dri...

• St. Cloud father, son arrested for armed disturbances

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 11:03

  

  G. Hixon T. Hixon Troy Hixon, of St. Cloud, was arrested Dec. 22 after a neighbor witnessed him throw his girlfriend to the ground and begin shooting a shotgun around her. ...

• Sex offender charged with 280 counts of sexual battery

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:54

  

  Galbraith Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Brent Thomas Galbraith Dec. 22 and charged him with 280 counts of domestic sexual battery after a 14-year-old girl reported sexual abus...

• Firefighter arrested for theft, burglary

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:49

  

  Charland Kissimmee police officers arrested a Kissimmee firefighter for allegedly stealing prescription drugs after a female coworker discovered some of her medication missing. On Dec. 24, officers ...

• Steinmetz sizzled for Bulldogs

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:40

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan St. Cloud junior quarterback Phillip Steinmetz (7) won games with his arm (1,877 yards, 16 TDs) and with his legs (777 yards rushing, 4 TDs). Strong arm, warrior s...

• County teams play well but fall at GFSO

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:30

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Poinciana’s Sherwood Vinson (1) drives around Hoover, Calif., defender Shaquan Cain Monday at the Great Florida Shootout at the Silver Spurs Arena. By Rick Pedon...

• Harmony youth football player on national team

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:26

  

  Riley Nicholson By Rick PedoneSports EditorSt. Cloud’s Riley Nicholson will play for the eighth grade USA football team Jan. 9 at the Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio...

• Sports briefs for December 30, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 10:21

  Rec basketballThe city of Kissimmee Parks and Recreation Department is holding registration for the Kissimmee Youth Basketball League through Wednesday. The fee is $50, which includes a jersey. After Wednesday, the fee is $60. Call 407-518-2504 for more i...

• Kershner plays for record vs. OHS

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 06:49

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor Oviedo High Coach Ed Kershner has an opportunity Wednesday to make history when his team plays Osceola at 1 p.m. at the Great Florida Shootout at the Silver Spurs Arena. ...

• County decisions make sense

  Opinions

  Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2010 16:10

  Osceola County commissioners’ recent decisions regarding the planned $15 million, 900-space  parking garage at Courthouse Square all made pretty good sense to us. ...

• Letters to the editor for December 30, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2010 15:58

  Good deed To the editor: Tuesday night while shopping at Walmart in St. Cloud, I got to the checkout and realized my wallet was missing from my purse. You can imagine how that felt to be at the register and find out I had no money, no credit cards, noth...

• Herrman named city employee of the year

  Around Osceola

  Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:14

  By Brian McBrideAssociate Editor For Kissimmee Police Department Administrative Director Dave Herrman, everyday on the job is a new challenge. It's possible that constant versatility recently earned him the 2010 city of Kissimmee employee of the year awa...

• Intercession City pantry receives a $3,000 gift

  Around Osceola

  Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:13

  Three organizations partnering to build an expansion of the Cane Island Power Park have donated $3,000 to the Central Florida Community BreadBasket, a local food bank in Intercession City that assists more than 1,200 hungry, homeless and needy families ea...

• In Service

  Around Osceola

  Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:13

  Maresco Army Reserve Pfc. Lisann S. Maresco is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, respectively. ...

• Valencia chorus groups looking for members

  Around Osceola

  Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2010 14:12

  Valencia Community College’s chorus groups are looking for new members for the spring term. Membership is open to all students, staff, faculty and community members. ...