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Residents discussed the deficiencies in traffic capacities in the area of Kissimmee Park at Monday's Osceola County Commission meeting. The board approved two new zoning changes for the area Monday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Residents discussed the deficiencies in traffic capacities in the area of Kissimmee Park at Monday's Osceola County Commission meeting. The board approved two new zoning changes for the area Monday. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Two Kissimmee Park zoning changes approved

Ken Jackson
Thursday, March 20, 2025
The Osceola County Commission Monday approved zoning changes to give the go-ahead for two more developments along Kissimmee Park Road, and for a medical office on Reeves Road in Poinciana.
News 13 anchor Ybeth Bruzual asks Frida Bahja of Experience Kissimmee, Sam Haught of Wild Florida, and Robb Larson of Osceola Heritage Park about the state of the area’s tourism and hospitality industries at last week’s Economic Outlook event. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

News 13 anchor Ybeth Bruzual asks Frida Bahja of Experience Kissimmee, Sam Haught of Wild Florida, and Robb Larson of Osceola Heritage Park about the state of the area’s tourism and hospitality industries at last week’s Economic Outlook event. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

St. Cloud economy looking good despite global headwinds

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, March 20, 2025
St. Cloud Economic Director Antranette Forbes brought together an all-star group of economic development, business, and government leaders to Osceola Heritage Park last week to “forecast” St. Cloud’s economic future.The forecast? It’s sunny.
Dr. Johnola Morales, Chief of Staff and Senior Vice-President of Case Management and Home Care within the Osceola Council on Aging, meets with social work staff, and internship students from the University of Central Florida, and Barry University. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNCIL ON AGING

Dr. Johnola Morales, Chief of Staff and Senior Vice-President of Case Management and Home Care within the Osceola Council on Aging, meets with social work staff, and internship students from the University of Central Florida, and Barry University. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNCIL ON AGING

Council’s Corner — March is Social Work Month

Wendy Coschignano Ford
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Social Work Month is celebrated every March to honor the contributions social workers make to improve the quality of life for individuals and families across our great nation.
Lisa Raso of Winter Springs makes a pencil rubbing of her fallen cousin’s name, Army PFC Edward Grandpre. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

Lisa Raso of Winter Springs makes a pencil rubbing of her fallen cousin’s name, Army PFC Edward Grandpre. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

The Wall That Heals provides a weekend of memories in Kissimmee

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, March 20, 2025
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s official replica of the national Vietnam Memorial and mobile education center wrapped up its second exhibit in Florida on Sunday with a closing ceremony.
Upcoming changes in the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program in Osceola County have some local parents outraged.

Upcoming changes in the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program in Osceola County have some local parents outraged.

School District unveils ESE changes

Debbie Daniel
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Upcoming changes in the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program in Osceola County have some local parents outraged.The changes, presented at the March 11 Osceola County School Board meeting are intended to enhance the services offered to these students.
PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS

PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS

Goerner, Castillo named Teacher, School-Related Employee of the Year

David Chivers
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Coreen Goerner, an instructional math coach at Tohopekaliga High School, was named Osceola County Teacher of the Year at a gala event held at Heritage Park last week, and Joe Castillo, a paraprofessional in the English as Second Language program at Lakeview Elementary, was named School-Related...
PHOTO/LARRY GRIFFIN Jorge Figueroa, president of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, asks an Osceola County Sheriff’s Office panel a question at Thursday’s immigration town hall meeting at Gateway High.

PHOTO/LARRY GRIFFIN Jorge Figueroa, president of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, asks an Osceola County Sheriff’s Office panel a question at Thursday’s immigration town hall meeting at Gateway High.

Sheriff assures fair immigration enforcement at sparsely-attended Town Hall event

Larry Griffin
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Sheriff Marcos Lopez assured a crowd at a Thursday town hall event that his department would treat the public fairly when implementing the state’s recently-passed immigration laws—which Gov. Ron DeSantis has called the toughest in the country.
Residents viewed the plans for widening Nova Road at a March 12 meeting at the St. Cloud Community Center. This was the fourth meeting in two weeks on road projects effecting east Osceola County, including St. Cloud and Harmony. GRAPHIC/FDOT

Residents viewed the plans for widening Nova Road at a March 12 meeting at the St. Cloud Community Center. This was the fourth meeting in two weeks on road projects effecting east Osceola County, including St. Cloud and Harmony. GRAPHIC/FDOT

Turnpike plans continue to take shape

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Residents in the eastern Osceola County, including St. Cloud and Harmony, were deluged with four road-related public presentations by three different agencies in the last two weeks.On March 5, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise staff were on hand for an open house at the St.
As part of the Neptune widening project, portions of the road will be closed Thursday into Friday. MAP/OSCEOLA COUNTY

As part of the Neptune widening project, portions of the road will be closed Thursday into Friday. MAP/OSCEOLA COUNTY

Neptune Road to close overnight west of St. Cloud — here's when and where

Staff Report
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Osceola County will close Neptune Road between Partin Settlement Road and Cross Prairie Parkway for 36 hours for storm pipe crossings and box culvert installation as part of the Neptune widening project.The road is scheduled to close on Thursday morning at 6 a.m.
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