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  • Wrestlers hit the mat for districts

    Sports
    By Rick Pedone Sports Editor District wrestling tournaments begin Friday when Osceola High hosts the 3A-5 meet starting at 2 p.m. The Kowboys, defending state champions, are favored against Bayside, Lakeland, Gateway, Palm Bay and George Jenkins. ...
  • Kowboys Jim Bird to Hall of Fame

    Sports
    By Rick Pedone Sports Editor After leading the Osceola Kowboys to the 2009 Class 3A state wrestling championship, and coaching eight individual state winners who combined for 10 titles, Coach Jim Bird has been selected for induction to the Florida Chapter...
  • Storm soccer champs host Eastside in regional

    Sports
    By Ken Jackson Sports Writer Celebration’s win in Friday’s Class 4A District 6 boys soccer championship game means that it’s time for another annual, well, celebration. ...
  • It was like old times with Frank Ford

    Sports
    By Rick Pedone Sports Editor It seemed like time warp back to the early 1980s at the Osceola High gym Tuesday night. ...
  • Sedano's store now open in Kissimmee

    Around Osceola
     A Sedano’s store recently opened on John Young Parkway in Kissimmee, filling a building left empty when the Albertsons store closed. By Peter CovinoEntertainment Editor Say goodbye to Albertsons and hello to Sedano’s, the newest supermar...
  • Gettin down in Yeehaw Junction

    County News
    News-Gazette Photos/Andrew Sullivan The 16th annual Bluegrass Festival at Yeehaw Junction last weekend was hosted for the first time by local promoter Bass & Hall Productions, which made some improvements to the event such as running electricity to...
  • Realtors question foreclosure proposal

    Around Osceola
    By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer A plan to require foreclosed properties to be registered with the city of Kissimmee in order to facilitate the maintenance of property was delayed at least until April after local real estate agents questioned parts of...
  • Lynx to host workshops on service changes

    County News
    The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, or Lynx, has scheduled workshops in the area to introduce proposed service changes, including those in Osceola County. Changes to Link 26, 50, 125, 426, 434 and PickUp Lines 601, 602 and 612 will be ...
  • New kiosks at boat ramps

    County News
    From right to left are Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington with Stacia Hetrick, education and outreach coordinator for the Hydrilla and Hygrophila Demonstration Project, Eleanor Foerste, project manager for the project, and Dean Jones, senior bi...
  • Fatal crash on Canoe Creek Road

    Police News
    The driver of a semi died in a crash on Canoe Creek Road south of St. Cloud Friday morning after he tried to avoid hitting a van that had slowed down in front of him to make a turn, the Florida Highway Patrol reported....
  • Six teenagers arrested for Poinciana burglary

    Police News
    Six teenagers were arrested Friday for the burglary of a house near Poinciana High School, which went on lock down as Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies, including the helicopter unit, searched for the juvenile suspects.Deputies responded to the...

 

 

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