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‘Gabriel’s Super Fun Day’ to help raise money for disease awareness PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:50

10-year-old St. Cloud boy stricken by ALD

By Tiffanie Reynolds
Staff Writer

Just a year and a half ago, Gabriel Grigsby was a Boy Scout, playing baseball and going to school.

But that was before the Grigsbys were told he had ALD, which now leaves the 10-year-old bedridden and under the constant care of his family.

 
Silver Spurs Arena shines in gross revenue, report states PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:47

By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer

The Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee was just named one  of the top venues in gross revenue for the past 12 months by Venues Today, a trade publication in the venue industry.

 
Hurricane expo set for Saturday PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:44

By Brian McBride
Editor

With one tropical storm already having drenched Osceola County, a local cleanup and restoration firm is hosting a hurricane expo Saturday.

 
Man arrested for possessing child porn PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:22
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Osceola County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Poinciana man for possession of child pornography on Monday.

 
13-year-old Kissimmee teen killed in crash PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 14 June 2013 14:48

A Kissimmee teen was killed in an Osceola County crash this morning (Friday) after his cousin, who was driving at a high rate of speed, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to flip.

 
Michigan family wins a decade of vacations in Kissimmee PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 14 June 2013 12:14

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At an announcement ceremony held at Westgate Resort Tuesday, Experience Kissimmee revealed that Brooke Shuff and her Grand Rapids, Mich. family were the winners of the Decade of Memories contest, which grants them 10 annual vacations for up to five people.

Airfare, accommodations included

By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer

Kissimmee should be getting to know Brooke Shuff fairly well over the next 10 years or so.

And vice versa.

Experience Kissimmee, the county’s tourism marketing organization, named Shuff the winner of its nearly six-month long “Decade of Kissimmee Memories” grand prize winner Tuesday at an event it held at the Westgate Vacation Villas Town Hall.

 
School Board chairman draws early opponents PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 14 June 2013 12:11
School Board chairman draws early opponents

By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer

With the 2014 Osceola County School Board election still over a year away, two challengers are already gearing up to make a run at Chairman Jay Wheeler’s district 1 seat.

Leah Carius, a longtime Celebration resident and Celebration K-8 School Advisory Council member, and businessman Mark Oxner have qualified to oppose current Wheeler in his bid to win a fourth term.

Wheeler also has qualified to run again.

 
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