Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County and ELEVATE Orlando have been named as the 2020 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders awardees in the Orlando area.  The nonprofits were selected for their work in the community addressing issues fundamental to economic mobility,…

   The community is invited to learn about potential options for addressing capacity and safety needs along Partin Settlement Road at a public information meeting scheduled for January 21.  Osceola County is evaluating alternatives to address capacity and enhance safety along the roadway between…

Osceola County officials said that the following roads are tentatively scheduled for micro surfacing from Jan. 21 through Jan. 29. Microsurfacing is applied in order to help preserve and protect the underlying pavement structure and provide a new driving surface. The roads are: •Styles Boulevard…

The District Dual Wrestling Championships were held last weekend, with Osceola, Harmony and St. Cloud all advancing to the regional championships. The Dual State Championships were created a few years ago to determine the best all-around team in wrestling.  While the individual championships in…

On Monday, Jan. 25, Florida Department of Health in Osceola County (FDOH-Osceola) COVID-19 testing will relocate back from Valencia College to its campus at 1875 Fortune Road in Kissimmee. Drive through testing will be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon. Testing…

The St. Cloud customer lobby for the Building and Planning departments is closed until Jan. 25. A department employee tested positive for COVID, and out of an abundance of caution for staff and residents, the Department will be closed for 10 days. Although the department will be closed, staff will…

After racking up more than $2 million in code enforcement fines, the Osceola County Commission on Monday voted to demolish the embattled Star Motel.   A demolition date had not been set when the commission voted on Monday. That’s because Commissioner Cheryl Grieb wanted the option of reversing…

The city of Kissimmee’s administrative offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18.  Sanitation Services for Monday will continue as scheduled. The city’s administrative offices will resume regular business hours and operations on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 8 a.m…

An award of $1.26 million from the state of Florida will allow Osceola County to update and expand the county’s surface water management plan, which is part of a program to assess and enhance the community’s resiliency for flooding. “The county’s plan is essential to ensure that our future is…

Osceola County officials said that the following roads are tentatively scheduled for resurfacing from Jan. 14-21. •Temple Drive: South John Young Parkway to Shingle Creek Court. •Shingle Creek Court: South Hoagland Blvd to cul-de-sac. •Knowles Boulevard: South Hoagland Blvd to end of pavement.…