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Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow and (reportedly) saw his shadow, foretelling six more weeks of winter at Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania Sunday morning. PHOTO/Punxsutawney Groundhog Club

Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow and (reportedly) saw his shadow, foretelling six more weeks of winter at Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania Sunday morning. PHOTO/Punxsutawney Groundhog Club

Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? And is he right about the weather?

Staff Report
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Remember the week before last, when our high temperatures barely cracked 50 and we went nearly a week without seeing the sun?If Punxsutawney Phil's annual weather forecast from his Pennsylvania hamlet is correct ... there may be more of that on the way.Sunday morning at 7:25 a.m.
A Winter Haven woman was killed in a four-car accident Friday morning on Nova Road, FHP reports.

A Winter Haven woman was killed in a four-car accident Friday morning on Nova Road, FHP reports.

Winter Haven woman killed in chain-reaction Nova Road crash Friday

News Staff
Friday, January 31, 2025
A 24-year-old woman from Winter Haven was killed and several other Osceola County residents were injured Friday morning in a four-car crash on Nova Road about a mile north of the Deer Park Road intersection, Florida Highway Patrol reports.Just after 7:30 a.m.
Kissimmee city leaders, downtown business owners and residents will come together Tuesday at 3 p.m. to talk about potential changes to times alcohol sales end at bars and restaurants. GOOGLE MAPS

Kissimmee city leaders, downtown business owners and residents will come together Tuesday at 3 p.m. to talk about potential changes to times alcohol sales end at bars and restaurants. GOOGLE MAPS

Kissimmee Commission to workshop changes to alcohol sales ordinances Tuesday

Ken Jackson
Friday, January 31, 2025
Kissimmee city leaders, downtown business owners and residents will come together Tuesday at 3 p.m. to talk about potential changes to times alcohol sales end at bars and restaurants.
Osceola News-Gazette

Osceola News-Gazette

DEO — Florida jobless rate stays at 3.4%

Jim Turner
Friday, January 31, 2025
Despite retirees continuing to reduce the size of the labor force and a slight bump in the number of Floridians out of work, the state’s unemployment rate held steady in December.The Florida Department of Commerce on Friday released a report that said the unemployment rate was 3.
County Commissioner Viviana Janer and Valencia College officials were on hand Thursday to announce another year of Osceola Prosper, allowing the Class of 2025 to attend there and Osceola Technical College tuition-free. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

County Commissioner Viviana Janer and Valencia College officials were on hand Thursday to announce another year of Osceola Prosper, allowing the Class of 2025 to attend there and Osceola Technical College tuition-free. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

It’s back — Osceola Prosper to help Class of ’25 pay for college

Ken Jackson
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Ruby Nava, a member of the Gateway High School Class of 2025, watched as a freshman as Osceola Prosper, the program that offers to pay the tuition and fees for graduating county students who pursue Associate Degrees or career certificates at Valencia College or Osceola Technical College, was...
RENDERING/OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

RENDERING/OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

New Nova Road high school on the way

Ken Jackson
Thursday, January 30, 2025
If you haven’t taken a ride on Nova Road east of St. Cloud recently, you’ll notice plenty of new things.A traffic light has added safety at the intersection of U.S. 192, its southern terminus.There’s rooftops, lots of new residential rooftops.
Chris and Yvette Passmore’s Florida Everglades Eco-Toon Tour boat offers eco-tours of Lake Toho and Shingle Creek. The city held a ribbon cutting Thursday. PHOTO/DEBBIE DANIEL

Chris and Yvette Passmore’s Florida Everglades Eco-Toon Tour boat offers eco-tours of Lake Toho and Shingle Creek. The city held a ribbon cutting Thursday. PHOTO/DEBBIE DANIEL

Lake Toho Eco-tours now available at Kissimmee Marina

Debbie Daniel
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Residents and visitors can now enjoy tours of Kissimmee’s Lake Tohopekaliga and Shingle Creek thanks to a new ecotour service. Kissimmee government officials welcomed the endeavor at a ribbon cutting on Thursday.
Volunteers from the Hope Partnership and Salvation Army provide food, blankets, toiletries and other necessities at the Kissimmee Lakefront Wednesday afternoon, before heading out to conduct the Point-In-Time Count of local homeless. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Volunteers from the Hope Partnership and Salvation Army provide food, blankets, toiletries and other necessities at the Kissimmee Lakefront Wednesday afternoon, before heading out to conduct the Point-In-Time Count of local homeless. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Being counted—volunteers out to find homeless

Ken Jackson
Thursday, January 30, 2025
This story is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida.In order for the federal government to assist those working on the local level to aid those experiencing homelessness, the U.S.
He solemnly swears: Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez swore in School Superintendent Mark Shanoff as an honorary Special Deputy last week. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

He solemnly swears: Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez swore in School Superintendent Mark Shanoff as an honorary Special Deputy last week. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Newest Osceola Sheriff’s deputy comes from high places

Debbie Daniel
Thursday, January 30, 2025
In what seemed like a crossover episode, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez attended last Tuesday’s Osceola County School Board meeting to swear in his newest Special Deputy: Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff.
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