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Tammy Fischer, a U.S. Army veteran form St. Cloud, is presented with her Quilt of Valor Saturday, Aug.8. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)

Tammy Fischer, a U.S. Army veteran form St. Cloud, is presented with her Quilt of Valor Saturday, Aug.8. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)

Osceola veterans honored at Quilts of Valor ceremony

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Six local veterans were honored Aug. 8 during a Quilt of Valor presentation ceremony at the St. Cloud Community House. The Quilts of Valor Foundation’s Central Florida Chapter presented the veterans with a custom, handcrafted quilt honoring their military service.Dick Benson of St.
St. Cloud Main Street Awards Dinner photos by Creative1 Photos

St. Cloud Main Street Awards Dinner photos by Creative1 Photos

A night of awards with St. Cloud Main Street

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
St. Cloud Main Street celebrated its 27th Annual Awards Dinner Monday, Aug. 10 at Phyre Saloon & Steakhouse in downtown St. Cloud.The evening recognized the businesses, organizations, volunteers, supporters and community partners whose involvement helps advance St.
Charlie Kirk, the ultra-conservative political activist and media personality credited by the Donald Trump administration for bringing in young voters and political enthusiasts to the Republican Party, was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. Numerous educators in the state, including those in Osceola County, were under investigation for posts about Kirk’s death on social media and were threatened with disciplinary actions by education leaders. (File Photo)

Charlie Kirk, the ultra-conservative political activist and media personality credited by the Donald Trump administration for bringing in young voters and political enthusiasts to the Republican Party, was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. Numerous educators in the state, including those in Osceola County, were under investigation for posts about Kirk’s death on social media and were threatened with disciplinary actions by education leaders. (File Photo)

Florida court says teacher who made Kirk comments should be reinstated

Ana Goñi-lessan
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
News Service of Florida — A Lee County public school teacher’s suspension for a comment about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk should be ended and she should receive back pay, an administrative court judge has recommended.
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa (standing, center) is congratulated by her attorney Migdalia Perez Tuesday after a 2-2 vote of commissioners regarding whether to accept articles of impeachment against the mayor. The motion failed as it did not get 3 votes. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa (standing, center) is congratulated by her attorney Migdalia Perez Tuesday after a 2-2 vote of commissioners regarding whether to accept articles of impeachment against the mayor. The motion failed as it did not get 3 votes. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Articles of impeachment against Kissimmee Mayor Espinosa will not proceed

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Lacking the three votes necessary for articles of impeachment brought against Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa by a special prosecutor, a motion to move that process forward failed at a special City of Kissimmee meeting Tuesday.
Alyssa Noel (pictured) and Natalie Guzman remain locked in a recount for the School Board District 3 selection.

Alyssa Noel (pictured) and Natalie Guzman remain locked in a recount for the School Board District 3 selection.

See when two Osceola County races from Tuesday are headed to machine recounts

Staff Report
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Should nothing change during its unofficial election results meeting on Friday morning, the Osceola County Supervisor of Elections Office will conduct machine recounts on two local races from Tuesday's primary election.Per elections officials, when results are less than .
Greg Filak handily won the open District 1 seat on the Osceola County School Board Tuesday; he'll have to wait for a machine recount to see who joins him in Seat 3. (File Photo)

Greg Filak handily won the open District 1 seat on the Osceola County School Board Tuesday; he'll have to wait for a machine recount to see who joins him in Seat 3. (File Photo)

OSCEOLA VOTES 2026 — Greg Filak wins District 1 School Board seat; District 3 headed to recount

Kristin Hurst
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Greg Filak handily won the open District 1 seat on the Osceola County School Board Tuesday, while the race for the District 3 seat is headed to an automatic recount after Alyssa Noel and Natalie Guzman finished separated by just 29 votes.
If you are a registered voter and still need to vote you can do so on Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If you are a registered voter and still need to vote you can do so on Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

You didn't early vote or by mail — here's how it's going to go on Tuesday

Staff Report
Monday, August 17, 2026
You didn't vote in the primary election by mail or stop at one of Osceola County's 10 early voting sites through Sunday, like 25,907 voters in Osceola County have done.All is not lost — if you are a registered voter you can vote on Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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