A Poinciana man was arrested and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment after becoming angry with the victim for coming home late on his birthday, authorities said.

By Peter Covino

Lifestyles Editor

Before you start licking the salt off of your lips in celebration of Cinco de Mayo and Mexican independence, lets get one thing straight.

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s independence day (the most important holiday in Mexico actually falls on Sept. 16).

Lakeway Publishers of Florida, Inc. and Independent Publications, Inc. today jointly announced the acquisition and sale of Sun Publications of Florida, Inc. Sun Publications has owned and published newspapers and shoppers in central Florida for 10 years.

On April 27, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other local law enforcement agencies participated in the sixth National Take Back Initiative. It took in 218 pounds of drugs during the four-hour event at four locations.

By Rick Pedone
Sports Editor

Harmony's softball team edged Osceola, 3-1, Tuesday to win a 7A-2 regional semifinal softball game at Longhorn field. But, the news was not so good for the school's flag football team, which lost to Dr. Phillips, 20-19, in a second-round playoff game.