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• News briefs for February 19, 2011

  County News

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 14:20

  

  Posey appoints Burns chief of staff Congressman Bill Posey has named Stuart Burns his new chief of staff, succeeding Tonnie Wybensinger as his top advisor in Washington. Burns previously served in Posey’s Washingto...

• Suspects arrested in Walmart grand theft scheme

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 14:12

  

  Bellamy Vaughn Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested four suspects – all of Orlando – they believe were involved in a Walmart store grand theft scheme. ...

• Police seeking SUV in hit-and-run

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 14:10

  

  Police are seeking a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night on John Young Parkway near Sand Lake Road in Orlando that killed a man. The unidentified man was killed after two vehicles, including one dr...

• Storm stunned

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 14:06

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Celebration forward Jose Perez (white shirt) slides toward the ball during a recent match at Storm Field. Celebration lost to Cape Coral, 4-0, at the Class 4A state tournament in Tampa. Cape Coral ...

• Leesburg runs past Poinciana in Region 4A-2

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:54

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Poinciana’s Osanto Marc (3) and Lex Curry (12) talk things over during a break against Leesburg in the 4A-2 regional quarterfinal Thursday at the Mike Brizendine gym. ...

• Butler prepared to lead Horns

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:49

  

  Butler By Ken JacksonSports WriterYou won’t find anybody around Harmony High School’s football program more invested in it than Jerrad Butler.He remembers its first days in the summer of 2004, ha...

• Tigers fall one shot short in regional

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:45

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan New Dimensions’ James Fuchs (24) shoots over Calvary Christian’s Stephen Brown during Thursday’s 2A-3 regional at the Tigers gym. Calvary won, 57-56. By Ken ...

• Kowboys dump Devils

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:42

  

  By Rick PedoneSports EditorThe Osceola Kowboys wanted one more chance to play 5A-5 district champion Lake Wales, and they got it when OHS eased past Lakeland Kathleen, 64-60, Thursday at the Red Devils gym.Antonio Beni...

• Heritage in FCC tourney

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:41

  

  Heritage Christian (24-5) saved its best game of the season for Thursday’s Florida Christian Conference semifinal round and the result was a stunning 82-42 win over West Melbourne at the Eagles gym. Maynard Rowe (33...

• Try 10 percent cut

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:32

  

  The Osceola County Commission – as it should be – is taking its time in making a decision on whether to establish a moratorium or a reduction of county transportation impact fees for residential construction. ...

• Letters to the Editor for February 19, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:30

  Board guilty   To the editor: The Osceola County School Board uniform policy has a huge problem. The School Board is guilty of discrimination and violation of the “due process clause” of the Constitution. ...

• Egypt, George, Bristol, postal

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:27

  

  Ross MackenzieTribune Media Questions, observations, and idiocies drawn from the recent news.... • Is Cairo’s Tahrir Square simply an updated version of Beijing’s Tiananmen? • Do Egyptians now nourish more h...

• Lottery for discounted tickets to Wicked...Broadway production in Orlando

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 13:19

  You can get discounted  tickets for daily performances of Wicked at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in downtown Orlando.  ...

• Knights Inn robbed

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 12:21

  

  Osceola County Sheriff's Office detectives are asking for the public's help in locating two armed robbery suspects. Today at 1:26 a.m., Sheriff's Office deputies responded to The Knights Inn at 7475 W. U.S. Highway 19...

• Beware of lottery scam

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 12:15

  

  Kissimmee police are warning residents of a lottery scam and are looking for the suspects involved. On Thursday, officers met with a 64-year-old victim who stated that while at Walmart on East Osceola Parkway she was ...

• Dining with the Departed (a night-time dining experience at a cemetery)

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 18 February 2011 11:38

  Walt Disney World has the Haunted Mansion but in Kissimmee you can Dine with the Departed. The annual event returns to Rose Hill Cemetery March 12 and is presented by The Osceola County Historical Society. ...

• Great scientific experiment: discount day at the Orlando Science Center

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:03

  Want to spend the day at the Orlando Science Center, but it just isn’t in your budget? The science center, in partnership with the Walmart Foundation, has announced today (Saturday)  is $5 Walmart Day at the center. ...

• Memento makes Blu-ray debut, plus Once Upon a Time in America and more

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:49

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Thank you Christopher Nolan (and you too, brother Jonathan). Ten years before audiences were buzzing about  just what was going in Nolan’s Inception, there was similar buzzing going on about Memento...

• The Vine & Dine series returns — Eating becomes a special event at Rosen Centre Orlando

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:35

  By Peter CovinoEntertainment Editor Grab your knife and fork and get ready to dine around the world as the Rosen Centre once again presents its Vine & Dine series. The annual event features delicacies from around the world, including chocolate dec...

• Response to a Letter to the Editor

  Reader Submitted Articles

  Created: Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:48

  To the Editor: In response to the letter that was sent to the editor dated: January 27, 2011 from a Mr. Allen Ashe of Celebration. The Osceola County School District prefers for some reason to go out of county, state and maybe country to find contrac...