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Country Thunder photos by Katie Williams

Country Thunder photos by Katie Williams

The Thunder — and thousands — roll in to OHP

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
How’d you spend your weekend? About 40,000 of your closest friends — Were you one of them at Osceola Heritage Park? — enjoyed some of the finest country music a festival could offer during Country Thunder.
Fans met with the Osceola Magic brass and scored team merchandise at an event Friday in downtown Kissimmee. PHOTO/OSCEOLA MAGIC

Fans met with the Osceola Magic brass and scored team merchandise at an event Friday in downtown Kissimmee. PHOTO/OSCEOLA MAGIC

Osceola Magic Meet & Greet in Downtown Kissimmee

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Based on Friday night in downtown Kissimmee, Osceola believes in Magic! Osceola Magic Coach Dylan Murphy, team President Hans Steinbrenner and team mascot Swish were part of a meet-and-greet party on Dakin Avenue.
Photos by Cody Adkins Creations

Photos by Cody Adkins Creations

Families, food and fun at the Fall Festival

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
With a bit of a breeze and welcoming fall weather — just in time! — the City of St. Cloud welcomed autumn in its own way at last weekend’s Fall Festival at The Ranch at St. Cloud.
Bull riding can get complicated sometimes. PHOTOS BY KATIE WILLIAMS

Bull riding can get complicated sometimes. PHOTOS BY KATIE WILLIAMS

A Rodeo Saturday Night in Osceola!

Staff Report
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Saturday’s big-hit fall rodeo, Boots, Bulls and Barrels, played to a sellout Silver Spurs Arena crowd Saturday night. Cowboys rode bulls and broncs, and the ladies mounted their fiery horses to whisk around the barrels course in under 16 seconds.
¡Viva Osceola! story and photos by David Chivers

¡Viva Osceola! story and photos by David Chivers

¡Viva Osceola! A celebration of Hispanic culture

David Chivers
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
A sunny Florida fall day gave Viva Osceola, the largest Hispanic Festival in Osceola County, the picture-perfect background to celebrate the rich tapestry of Hispanic music, culture, folklore and mouthwatering cuisine, and giving local businesses a chance to show off their wares at Lakefront Park.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody toured the flooded Good Samaritan Village with Sheriff Marcos Lopez. Much of the neighborhood is now uninhabitable, and dwellings have started to be bulldozed. FILE PHOTO

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody toured the flooded Good Samaritan Village with Sheriff Marcos Lopez. Much of the neighborhood is now uninhabitable, and dwellings have started to be bulldozed. FILE PHOTO

A year ago — the epic flood that was Ian

Staff Report
Friday, September 29, 2023
We never thought we'd see water like that. It wasn't wind damage, like in Punta Gorda or Cape Coral, or storm surge like in Fort Myers Beach. Hurricane Ian dropped 17 inches of rain on a good part of Osceola County in 30 hours on Sept. 28-29 ... and we woke to scenes like these that Friday.
Osceola News-Gazette Owner Rochelle Stidham was honored by the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce Saturday as its Business Champion of the Year. Right: Robb Larson of Osceola Heritage Park and Chamber President Dirk Webb pass the gavel to entrepreneur LaVell Monger. PHOTOS/CAPTURE WITH CASTO

Osceola News-Gazette Owner Rochelle Stidham was honored by the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce Saturday as its Business Champion of the Year. Right: Robb Larson of Osceola Heritage Park and Chamber President Dirk Webb pass the gavel to entrepreneur LaVell Monger. PHOTOS/CAPTURE WITH CASTO

St. Cloud Chamber celebrates businesses and life-long members at annual gala

Ming Henry
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Saturday, the St.Cloud Chamber of Commerce held its annual Gala event, with this year’s theme, Discovering the Gems of St. Cloud. At the annual event, the Chamber welcomes its newest chair of the Board of Directors, for which the man receiving the esteemed gavel is noteworthy.
Fandom photos by Angelique Priore

Fandom photos by Angelique Priore

Kissimmee at Play — it’s Fandom!

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Fans of comic books, magazines, toys, cosplay and Sci-Fi fun turned out Saturday for the annual Fandom Kissimmee event at the Kissimmee Civic Center, where characters from comics, TV, film, and games came alive.
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