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  • Wildfire danger high this Memorial Day weekend

    County News
    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 08:43
    Jim Karels, Director of the Florida Division of Forestry at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, issued a warning today about the wildfire danger leading in to Memorial Day weekend.  The danger of wildfire is very high throughout Flor...

  • Unfounded

    Opinions
    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 08:40
    We were relieved with the recent news that the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice  recently dropped its investigation into a discrimination claim filed against Joanie’s Diner in Kissimmee, d...

  • Let daughter put on Web show

    Opinions
    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 08:38
    Julia AllisonTribune Media DEAR JULIA: My 10-year-old daughter thinks she's the next Miranda Cosgrove (the star of "iCarly"). She wants to start her own blog (or maybe a YouTube channel) with some friends. I'm hesitan...

  • The battle for the soul of the GOP

    Opinions
    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 08:34
    By Robert B. ReichTribune Media Services Who's more influential in the Republican Party — the so-called Tea Party, or Wall Street and big business? The answer will be critical in the weeks ahead as the House decides...

  • Koch Bros.’ war on America

    Opinions
    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 08:29
    Robyn BlumnerTribune Media I imagine the tycoons Charles and David Koch must have a war room, or more precisely a "war on liberal ideas" room, where plans are laid for well-funded assaults on progressives. Their targe...

  • Memorial Day remembrances will be held throughout the county, starting Saturday

    Daily News Updates
    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 08:16
    For millions of American's, Monday is just a day off from work or school. But Memorial Day  is much more than the official start of the season of  picnics, barbecues and trips to the beach. ...

  • Kowboys stop Lake Gibson, 21-14

    County News
    Created: Thursday, 26 May 2011 21:23
    By Rick PedoneSports Editor Quarterback Kieron Williams ran 31 yards for the winning touchdown with 10:20 to play Thursday night as Osceola beat Lake Gibson, 21-14, in the spring classic at Kowboys field. ...

  • Lake Kissimmee hydrilla management meeting May 31

    County News
    Created: Thursday, 26 May 2011 14:26
    Managing hydrilla in Lake Kissimmee is the topic of a May 31 public meeting in Lake Wales hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The meeting, in the commission chambers of the Lake Wales City Administration Building, 201 Ce...

  • Hats off to Harry — the top moneymakers of summer, Potter is No. 1

    Entertainment
    Created: Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:00
    by Brandon Gray Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) Box Office Mojo Every summer seems to get more and more derivative as Hollywood piles on the sequels, adaptations, remakes and ...

  • Here come The Muppets — the new trailer is right here and more on the Disney film

    Entertainment
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:16
    The newly released trailer for THE MUPPETS is now available in several formats.  Read ahead for more info. ...

  • Been there, drunk that — Fans will rejoice, but Hangover II is just an inferior remake

    Entertainment
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 13:15
    By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Well I guess it comes as no surprise — two is not better than one. The Hangover was the best comedy of 2009 and also one of the biggest grossing films of the year, making more t...

  • New clinic officially opens

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 12:25
    News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanOsceola County Commission Chairman Brandon Arrington and Mary Ann Barry, chair of the Federally-Qualified Health Center board, at center, along with Osceola County Manager Do...

  • Underdogs take to reading

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 12:21
    News-GazettePhoto/Andrew SullivanThe Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Adolescent Residential Campus in Osceola County recently celebrated the school's achievement in the Battle of the Books competition. From left, paraprofessional Madiel U...

  • News briefs for May 26, 2011

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 12:01
    Meeting on airboat marina tonight will be a community meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. tonight at the Osceola County Commission Chambers on the application for a conditional use permit to operate a commercial marina from a 4.5-acre site on the west side of Ch...

  • Ramirez election lawsuit moving forward

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:58
    Ramirez By Marvin G. CortnerEditor Osceola County Circuit Judge Jeffrey M. Fleming on Friday denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former candidate Armando Ramirez seeking to v...

  • Click it or Ticket campaign

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:57
    One of the easiest things motorists can do to protect themselves in a crash is to have their safety belts fastened. That is the message the Florida Highway Patrol is delivering to motorists who defy Florida’s safety belt law and neglect to buckle up. Th...

  • District summer schedule

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:55
    The Osceola County School District has announced that its offices will be closed on Fridays during the summer to save money. ...

  • Arrested for attempted armed robbery at bar

    Police News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:50
    Gray Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies Monday arrested Adam Thomas Gray, 21, of 705 Cadillac Blvd., Kissimmee, and charged him with attempted armed robbery at a local bar. ...

  • 18-year-old arrested for prostituting juvenile

    Police News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:43
    Padilla Osceola County Sheriff’s Office agents with the Narcotics Enforcement Team on May 20 arrested Jonathan Padilla, 18, of 2647 W. Crystal St., Chicago, for prostituting a 15-year-old juvenile....

  • 16 kidnapping scam reports taken since May 14

    Police News
    Created: Wednesday, 25 May 2011 11:40
    Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies since May 14 have taken 16 scam reports from individuals who received a call in Spanish, informing them a family member had been held against their will, and demanding the fam...