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The speed limit on Main Street -- like this stretch where it's currently 40 mph -- Broadway and Emmett Street to John Young Parkway, will be lowered to 25 mph on March 31. PHOTOS/KEN JACKSON

The speed limit on Main Street -- like this stretch where it's currently 40 mph -- Broadway and Emmett Street to John Young Parkway, will be lowered to 25 mph on March 31. PHOTOS/KEN JACKSON

Can you drive 25? Downtown Kissimmee's main drag to get lowered speed limit

Ken Jackson
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The city of Kissimmee is giving roughly six weeks of notice to drivers who use Main Street, Broadway and Emmett Street.The city announced Monday that, effective March 31, the speed limit on the stretch of road between Vine Street (at “the archway”) and John Young Parkway will be reduced to 25 mph.
Two of the dogs who await their “fur-ever” home made an outdoor appearance last week at Osceola County Animal Services. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Two of the dogs who await their “fur-ever” home made an outdoor appearance last week at Osceola County Animal Services. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Find your fur-ever pet in February for as low as $14

Ken Jackson
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Valentine’s Day has passed, but Osceola County still has a way for you to find a companion—a four-legged kind—and do it affordably.For the second year in a row, Osceola County Animal Services is running its special Furr-Ever adoption promotion.
Osceola County and Florida Semiconductor Institute officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on FSI's new space at the NeoCity OC building. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY

Osceola County and Florida Semiconductor Institute officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on FSI's new space at the NeoCity OC building. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY

UF institute: NeoCity can be ‘nucleus of advanced packaging’

Ken Jackson
Thursday, February 20, 2025
While a lease between the two officially began Nov. 1, NeoCity welcomed the Florida Semiconductor Institute to town Tuesday, with a meet-and-greet with its director and a ribbon cutting for its Kissimmee facility.
Toho Water Authority leadership says it noted customer concerns in December, and put responses into place in January.

Toho Water Authority leadership says it noted customer concerns in December, and put responses into place in January.

Toho Water CEO addresses billing concerns

Debbie Daniel
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Water in St. Cloud. It’s had issues, residents say.If it wasn’t the color and quality concerns that started in 2019, it’s been costs and billing.Toho Water Authority, which took over servicing the city’s water utility in October 2022, has been aware of a surge in billing concerns from St.
Kissimmee’s Garret Bryant was one of a number of local participants in bull riding and barrel racing at Saturday’s Monster Bulls event at the Silver Spurs Arena. Okeechobee’s Daron Powers won the bull riding with an 83.5-point ride. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Kissimmee’s Garret Bryant was one of a number of local participants in bull riding and barrel racing at Saturday’s Monster Bulls event at the Silver Spurs Arena. Okeechobee’s Daron Powers won the bull riding with an 83.5-point ride. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Silver Spurs Rodeo—family fun by a ‘family business’

Ken Jackson
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Talk about a longtime “family business” in and around Osceola County, and the conversation eventually makes its way to the legacy that cattle raising and ranching has held here for generations.
Ayomiku Adegbile with his first self published graphic novel: ‘Seul Au Monde’. PHOTO/KEA MORSHED

Ayomiku Adegbile with his first self published graphic novel: ‘Seul Au Monde’. PHOTO/KEA MORSHED

High school graduate publishes his first trailblazing graphic novel

Ming Henry
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Ayomiku “Yomi” Adegbile, a 2021 St. Cloud high school graduate and now a dual-enrolled undergraduate in Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), is now a published science-fiction author.
The 20th Osceola Council on Aging 'March for Meals' will march through downtown Kissimmee on March 15. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNCIL ON AGING

The 20th Osceola Council on Aging 'March for Meals' will march through downtown Kissimmee on March 15. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNCIL ON AGING

COUNCIL'S CORNER — It’s time to run and March for Meals!

Wendy Coschignano Ford
Thursday, February 20, 2025
For the past 20 years, the Osceola Council on Aging (OCOA) has hosted our March for Meals St. Patrick’s 5k Run/ Walk fundraiser. The annual event increases awareness of senior hunger, while raising money for Meals on Wheels (MOW), and all the social service initiatives we manage for Osceola County.
The Disney Dreamers Academy sent Celebration’s Kaylee Pickford her coveted blue acceptance folder. SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Disney Dreamers Academy sent Celebration’s Kaylee Pickford her coveted blue acceptance folder. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Celebration teen follows her dream to Disney Dreamers Academy

Michelle Kostuch
Thursday, February 20, 2025
With perseverance, positivity, and a love for Disney, she made her dream come true.Osceola County teen Kaylee Pickford, was selected as a member of the Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2025.
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