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Destinie Diaz, 25, was an athletic trainer and Osceola High's 2016 Homecoming queen -- all in the same night. PHOTO/FACEBOOK

Destinie Diaz, 25, was an athletic trainer and Osceola High's 2016 Homecoming queen -- all in the same night. PHOTO/FACEBOOK

Former OHS Homecoming queen killed in Tuesday Orange County crash

Ken Jackson
Friday, October 4, 2024
Osceola High School Class of 2016 alum Destinie Diaz played sports like volleyball as a Kowboy, loved her fellow athletes as a trainer, and they and the community loved her back.It is that community which is still coming to grips with the 25-year-old’s untimely death as a result of a deadly Oct.
From left, state Sen. Victor Torres, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona meet with NeoCity Academy students Thursday on a tour of the Kissimmee school. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

From left, state Sen. Victor Torres, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona meet with NeoCity Academy students Thursday on a tour of the Kissimmee school. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Secretary of Education: NeoCity is ‘What’s right about public education’

Debbie Daniel
Friday, October 4, 2024
On the heels of being named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, NeoCity Academy in Kissimmee played host to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Florida Senator Victor Torres Jr., and U.S. Rep. Darren Soto on Thursday.
KUA will begin its Movie in the Park, a event the first Friday of each month through March weather permitting, on Oct. 4.

KUA will begin its Movie in the Park, a event the first Friday of each month through March weather permitting, on Oct. 4.

KUA Notes — Movie in the Park Friday; new Board member, officers

Staff Report
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Friday night Movie in the Park is back!Kissimmee Utility Authority, in partnership with the City of Kissimmee, will begin its Movie in the Park, a event the first Friday of each month through March weather permitting, on Oct. 4.
County, state and federal leaders joined with Osceola County Fire Rescue officials to formally open Station 85 Wednesday with a traditional hose uncoupling ceremony. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY

County, state and federal leaders joined with Osceola County Fire Rescue officials to formally open Station 85 Wednesday with a traditional hose uncoupling ceremony. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY

Fire officials: Response times to improve as Poinciana Station 85 opens

Ken Jackson
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Poinciana area now has its first bona-fide fire rescue station as Osceola County leaders and its first responders officially opened Station 85 on Cypress Parkway just west of Doverplum Avenue Wednesday.
Kissimmee Gateway Airport’s existing air traffic control tower, constructed in the late 1990s, now lacks visibility over all of the airfield and has run out of space for new equipment that enhances air traffic safety. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

Kissimmee Gateway Airport’s existing air traffic control tower, constructed in the late 1990s, now lacks visibility over all of the airfield and has run out of space for new equipment that enhances air traffic safety. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

Airport grants to fund infrastructure upgrades

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Kissimmee Gateway Airport recently announced the award of two grants to the city-owned airport from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. The grants total over $11 million and will be matched by state and airport funds.
Poinciana resident Wendy Farrell (left) discusses some of the proposed Southport Connector and Cypress Parkway plans with CFX Program Manager Ralph Bove at Monday’s stakeholders meeting. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Poinciana resident Wendy Farrell (left) discusses some of the proposed Southport Connector and Cypress Parkway plans with CFX Program Manager Ralph Bove at Monday’s stakeholders meeting. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

CFX can now meet residents about Southport Connector

Ken Jackson
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Something must be done about the traffic on Cypress Parkway into and through Poinciana.That headline has been written nonstop for the last two decades.
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Pink Zumba-thon to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Debbie Daniel
Thursday, October 3, 2024
October, also known as “Pinktober, “is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to education and awareness about breast cancer.One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed as having breast cancer in her lifetime.
Healthy Start members and participants at the Hart Memorial Library on Sept. 20. PHOTO/MING HENRY

Healthy Start members and participants at the Hart Memorial Library on Sept. 20. PHOTO/MING HENRY

Healthy Start Coalition honors Infant Mortality Awareness Month

Ming Henry
Thursday, October 3, 2024
On Sept 20, the Healthy Start Coalition of Osceola held a full day of events, concluding with a walk in honor of Infant Mortality Awareness Month.The walk was in remembrance of the 39 infants that had passed away in Osceola County in 2023, which was a jump compared to the previous years.
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