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Some districts prohibit student access to devices throughout the entire school day — such as Osceola County — while others let students use phones during lunch and between classes.

Some districts prohibit student access to devices throughout the entire school day — such as Osceola County — while others let students use phones during lunch and between classes.

Florida lawmakers target student cell phone use statewide

News Service Of Florida
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
By Jim Turner and Tom UrbanAn effort to keep students off cell phones throughout the school day passed the Florida House on Wednesday, though differences remain with a Senate proposal.
A 71-year-old Pittsburgh man drowned Tuesday afternoon after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say his vehicle left a parking spot and went into a lake in Celebration.

A 71-year-old Pittsburgh man drowned Tuesday afternoon after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say his vehicle left a parking spot and went into a lake in Celebration.

FHP: Minivan runs through fence into a Celebration lake; driver drowns

News Staff
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
A 71-year-old Pittsburgh man drowned Tuesday afternoon after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say his vehicle left a parking spot and went into a lake in Celebration.According to the FHP report, at around 3:37 p.m.
What was once Tupperware’s vibrant corporate headquarters on North Orange Blossom Trail now sits empty with no fountain and unkept landscape. The company has not answered requests about the land’s future. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

What was once Tupperware’s vibrant corporate headquarters on North Orange Blossom Trail now sits empty with no fountain and unkept landscape. The company has not answered requests about the land’s future. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

The party’s over—but what will happen to Tupperware’s Kissimmee headquarters?

Ken Jackson
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Tupperware’s been around a long time—and we’re not just talking about the kitchenware and plastic bowls.The company behind the concept placed its corporate headquarters in Kissimmee, on Orange Blossom Trail just north of the road now called Osceola Parkway, in 1952.
The News Collaborative of Central Florida covered the regional release of the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, an attempt to identify those unhoused in Osceola, Orange and Seminole counties. The Collective wrote a collective report.

The News Collaborative of Central Florida covered the regional release of the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, an attempt to identify those unhoused in Osceola, Orange and Seminole counties. The Collective wrote a collective report.

New survey: Central Florida lagging in solutions for its homeless

News Staff
Friday, April 11, 2025
News Collaborative of Central Florida: Last week’s release of the annual point-in-time count made the challenge abundantly clear: Central Florida still doesn’t have enough ways to house its vast numbers of homeless residents. And planned improvements are lagging.
Parents protested before Tuesday’s Osceola County School Board meeting, opposing impending changes to the District’s Exceptional Student Education program model. PHOTO/DEBBIE DANIEL

Parents protested before Tuesday’s Osceola County School Board meeting, opposing impending changes to the District’s Exceptional Student Education program model. PHOTO/DEBBIE DANIEL

Parents push back against pending school ESE changes

Debbie Daniel
Friday, April 11, 2025
Parents of Osceola County Exceptional Student Education students are still fighting for what they say they know to be best for their children. Shouts of “Special needs deserve special care!
The Osceola News-Gazette will be up for 11 journalism awards at the Florida Press Association annual banquet on Aug. 1. FILE PHOTO

The Osceola News-Gazette will be up for 11 journalism awards at the Florida Press Association annual banquet on Aug. 1. FILE PHOTO

Osceola News-Gazette nominated for 11 Florida Press Association awards

News-gazette Editorial Board
Friday, April 11, 2025
The Florida Press Association has announced the nominees for its 2025 Best Weekly Newspaper Contest, and the Osceola News-Gazette is well represented.Your local paper received 11 nominations for awards in reporting, column writing, photography, website excellence.
The Florida House and Senate have passed proposed budgets that are billions of dollars apart, leadership expects to “end up somewhere in the middle” on the final product.

The Florida House and Senate have passed proposed budgets that are billions of dollars apart, leadership expects to “end up somewhere in the middle” on the final product.

Florida House, Senate pass budget plans

Jim Turner
Thursday, April 10, 2025
News Service of Florida — The House and Senate have passed proposed budgets that are billions of dollars apart, giving them about three weeks to mesh their spending goals and reach an agreement on tax cuts.
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