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• Sports briefs for October 27, 2011

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2011 11:55

  

  Horns, Dogs advance Harmony and St. Cloud advanced to the 7A District 6 volleyball championship game today at 6:30 p.m. at St. Cloud by winning semifinal round games Tuesday. ...

• Letters to the editor for October 27, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2011 07:47

  

  Why even consider this? To the editor:Lake Tohopekaliga and the people of Osceola County are blessed with the presence of the Everglades snail kite. These birds are here now because of the existence of the apple snail...

• We belong in one House district

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2011 07:45

  

  Keith Laytham Talk about legislative redistricting in Florida brings to mind the old adage about teenage sex. Everybody talks about it but very few people know what really goes on. That seems to describe people�...

• Aerial mosquito spraying in Narcoossee set for Thursday night

  County News

  Created: Tuesday, 25 October 2011 14:55

  

  Osceola County Mosquito Control will conduct aerial spraying in the Narcoossee area Thursday between 8 p.m. and midnight. The targeted area is from Jones Road north to Cyrils Road, and Narcoossee Road east to Absher R...

• “On the Road to Equality” Bus Tour Comes to Florida this weekend

  Entertainment

  Created: Tuesday, 25 October 2011 10:20

  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization will hold a press conference on Friday, October 28, 2011, at 10 a.m. to welcome HRC’s equality bus to the Sunshine State.  �...

• Funeral service for Charles Clayton Partin to be Wednesday

  County News

  Created: Monday, 24 October 2011 12:42

  

  Partin Charles Clayton “Hunky” Partin Sr., 91, of Aquilla, Texas, died Thursday, Oct. 20, in Waco, Texas. Partin was a member of a pioneer Osceola County citrus and cattle ranching family and ha...

• Meetings to be on Osceola Library System operations

  County News

  Created: Saturday, 22 October 2011 19:31

  

  The Osceola County Library Advisory Board is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Hart Memorial Central Library at 211 E. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee. This meeting is open to the public. Libra...

• Davenport woman killed in crash

  Police News

  Created: Saturday, 22 October 2011 18:55

  

  Beacky Rivera, 42, of Davenport, was killed this morning just before 4 a.m.  in a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 17-92 at Sundown Drive in Osceola County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Rivera, drivi...

• Seven suspects charged with murder and home invasion for homicide on Packard Avenue

  Police News

  Created: Saturday, 22 October 2011 17:30

  

  Osceola County Sheriff's Office detectives today charged seven suspects for their involvement in a homicide that occurred at 4160 Packard Ave. in St. Cloud on Sept. 22. ...

• Osceola County man jailed on 333 sex battery and molestation charges

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 14:36

  

  Reyes An Osceola County man was arrested and charged with 333 sexual battery and lewd and lascivious charges Thursday after authorities said he had an inappropriate relationship with a 10-year-old re...

• Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough to lecture free at Rollins College

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 13:48

  Putlitzer Prize winning authoer and Natonal Book Award winner David McCullough will appear at the Winter Park Insitute at Rollins College Friday, Nov. 4. McCullough's presentation for the night is History and the Love on learning. Admission is free. ...

• Vision for SCPD is coming to fruition

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 12:01

  

  Gauntlett By Fallan PattersonStaff Writer Part of St. Cloud Police Chief Pete Gauntlett’s overall vision to strengthen his department is coming to fruition after finishing touches to a training fa...

• Kissimmee work release prisoners apprehended

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:56

  

  Coleman Tavez Rosado   By Fallan Patterson Staff Writer A Florida Department of Corrections inmate Oct. 18 ran from Kissimmee Work Release Center officers, fleeing i...

• State report shows decrease in Osceola County crime

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:51

  By Fallan Patterson Staff Writer Osceola County's overall crime index was down 7 percent in the first six months of 2011 with 5,419 crimes compared to 5,830 crimes, according the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 2011 Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Repor...

• Van Meter on KUA board despite opposition

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:30

  

  Van Meter Rentas By Brian McBrideAssociate Editor Former Kissimmee city commissioner Jeanne Van Meter was appointed to the Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors Tuesday, ...

• County tables airboat proposals for Partin Triangle Park

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:29

  

  By Marvin G. CortnerEditor The Osceola County Commission Monday postponed selecting a company that would offer eco-tourism airboat tours launching from Partin Triangle Park on Lake Tohopekaliga. ...

• Apply for Silver Spurs pageants by Oct. 28

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:23

  

  Above are Amanda Spence, left, the 2007 Miss Silver Spurs, and Jenna Herstich, 2010 Little Miss Silver Spurs first runner-up, who were recently crowned 2012 Miss Rodeo Florida and 2012 Miss Rodeo Florida Prin...

• Clerk of court warns of ‘wild deeds’

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:21

  

  Malcom Thompson, Osceola County Clerk of Courts, is reminding residents to check the official records of the county when it comes to property ownership. ...

• News briefs for October 22, 2011

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 11:13

  

  St. Cloud city candidate forum to be Monday The St. Cloud Greater Osceola Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 2011 City Council Candidates Forum Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Cloud City Council Chambers, third floo...

• Aerial mosquito spraying set for next week

  County News

  Created: Friday, 21 October 2011 10:59

  

  Osceola County's Mosquito Control plans to begin aerial spraying Monday between 8 p.m. and midnight in Kenansville, Yeehaw Junction, Holopaw, Cypress Creek, Pine Grove, St. Cloud Manor and Canoe Creek areas. ...