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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks with students Almosera and Derrick after being “pinned” with an official NeoCity Academy nametag. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks with students Almosera and Derrick after being “pinned” with an official NeoCity Academy nametag. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)

EPA administrator ‘schooled’ at NeoCity

Terry Lloyd
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin met with Osceola County and NeoCity officials at NeoCity on Friday afternoon.
On Nov. 18 the Osceola Chamber’s Coalitions Council hosted its inaugural Coalitions Impact Awards to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit, leadership, and inspiring works of the Osceola business community. (Photo/The Osceola Chamber)

On Nov. 18 the Osceola Chamber’s Coalitions Council hosted its inaugural Coalitions Impact Awards to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit, leadership, and inspiring works of the Osceola business community. (Photo/The Osceola Chamber)

NEWS BRIEFS — Buggs named to Black Professionals Summit; Osceola Chamber recognizes Impact Award winners

News Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
David Buggs named to Black Professionals SummitKissimmee’s David Buggs, an alum of City of Life Christian Academy and Osceola High School, was one of five student athletes at Florida Memorial University named to the Black Professionals Summit at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Convention Center in...
Devante Joseph, 21

Devante Joseph, 21

Osceola Sheriff's Office makes arrests in November home invasion

Staff Report
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Osceola County Sheriff's deputies this week made arrests in a Nov. 5 armed home invasion at an Airbnb residence in Davenport.According to police a female juvenile victim, a group of males exited their vehicle, in front of the Leader Street. residence dressed in black and wearing ski masks.
Veteran Tallahassee journalist and government columnist Bill Cotterell, whose 'Capitol Column' often appeared in the News-Gazette, passed away Monday at age 82. (Photo/Tallahassee Democrat)

Veteran Tallahassee journalist and government columnist Bill Cotterell, whose 'Capitol Column' often appeared in the News-Gazette, passed away Monday at age 82. (Photo/Tallahassee Democrat)

Political columnist Bill Cotterell, 'institution' in political coverage dies at age 82

News Service Of Florida
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Bill Cotterell, a reporter and columnist who covered Florida government and politics for more than four decades with a blend of doggedness and humor, and who's "Capitol Column" appeared in the News-Gazette, died Monday at age 82 as he tried to recover at a rehabilitation center from norovirus and a...
Monday marks the one-year anniversary of a crash that killed 19-year-old Lana Fellows.

Monday marks the one-year anniversary of a crash that killed 19-year-old Lana Fellows.

Plea from family of daughter killed in 2024 crash: drive safely

News Staff
Monday, November 24, 2025
The St. Cloud community was touched by tragedy one year ago today when 19-year-old St. Cloud High grad Lana Fellows was killed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, when the car she was riding in as a passenger was struck. Her parents Megan and Rob Fellows offered this update.
Hotels once again dominated adaptive reuse in 2024, accounting for nearly 37% of all completed projects nationwide and producing more than 9,100 new apartments, according to RentCafe. (Graphic/RentCafe)

Hotels once again dominated adaptive reuse in 2024, accounting for nearly 37% of all completed projects nationwide and producing more than 9,100 new apartments, according to RentCafe. (Graphic/RentCafe)

Kissimmee No. 2 nationally in converting hotels to ‘home’, tops in Florida

Ken Jackson
Sunday, November 23, 2025
With affordable housing, especially the lack of it, a top topic of conversation in Osceola County, the conversation has moved to conversion.As in turning old hotels, like those common along the U.S. Highway 192 corridor, into apartments.
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