By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer

At its next scheduled meeting on May 21, the Osceola County School Board will vote on a series of policy changes discussed at length — two in particular for over an hour — at its prior meeting Tuesday.

By Tiffanie Reynolds
Staff Writer

An amendment to the Kissimmee’s animal slaughtering ordinance now prohibits the slaughtering of any animal in public view within city limits.

By Tiffanie Reynolds
Staff Writer

First Baptist Poinciana will lead Osceola County Wednesday in the Eighth Annual Evening of Praise Foster Youth Connection to help displaced foster youth of Osceola County.

The deluge of rain last week may have dampened a lot of plans, but it also lifted a burn ban in Osceola County.

Fire Chief Robert Sorenson announced the lift of the ban on Tuesday for all areas of Osceola County.

This ban has been in effect since January and restricted all types of outside burning, including open fire pits, campfires and yard debris.

In an effort to build a consistent, year-round culture of reading throughout Osceola’s school community, Osceola County School District Superintendent Melba Luciano is currently challenging students to read 10 million minutes over the summer as part of Scholastic’s Summer Reading Challenge.

By Rick Pedone
Sports Editor

Harmony's baseball team extended its season with a dramatic 5-4 win over rival Osceola Wednesday at the Mike Fields Complex in the 7A-2 regional semifinals, but the news was not so good for the Lady Longhorn softball team.