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• Urban Meyer, Dr. J., LaDainian Tomlinson among stars at ESPN the Weekend at Disney

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 15:15

  Marquee stars from the NFL, MLB, NBA and NCAA, plus well-known ESPN on-air personalities, are headed back to Walt Disney World Resort for the eighth annual Dick's Sporting Goods presents ESPN The Weekend -- a sports-themed weekend March 4-6 where fans...

• Indy distributor Tribeca Film announces slate of 9 new films, 26 in all for 2011

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 13:08

  Tribeca Enterprises thas announced that Tribeca Film will expand to commercially release 26 films over the next year, more than double the number of titles released in 2010. The comprehensive distribution label for independent film also announced that i...

• Get focused — Images of Osceola photography show starts Tuesday

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 11:25

  Images of Osceola, the annual photography show by area photographers, both amateur and professional, returns to the Osceola Center for the Arts for a month-long exhibit beginning tomorrow (Tuesday). The exhibit kicks off with a free opening night recepti...

• $184 million Powerball ticket sold at Kissimmee Publix

  County News

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 11:16

  

  By Fallan PattersonStaff Writer Someone in Central Florida is sitting on $184 million after purchasing the only winning Powerball ticket at a Kissimmee Publix supermarket for Saturday night's drawing. ...

• Florida residents unsure about financial future

  County News

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 10:37

  

  Deep concerns about prolonged economic hard times have Floridians in a lingering funk, as revealed in Leadership Florida’s annual Sunshine State Survey – a poll released Feb. 14 in which a majority of residents bel...

• Readers Digest honors Kissimmee residents

  County News

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 10:35

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanKissimmee Mayor Jim Swan, center, accepts a check in the amount of $1,000 from Reader’s Digest representatives Jayson Harrison and Jay Ramos in front of city hall Feb. 22. ...

• Anime Experience/convention coming to Orlando/Kissimmee Memorial Day weekend

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 09:27

  Get ready for anime — Florida style.Orlando will host a brand-new event, The Florida Anime Experience, Memorial Day weekend.   The Florida Anime Experience is a new fan convention designed to focus specifically on Japanese animation, manga and ...

• A growing partnership

  County News

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 14:18

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew SullivanDeDe Valentine, activities director for the Harmony Institute's Spirit Farm, tills a plot of land for planting on the southwest corner of the Osceola County Council on Aging...

• BVL park renamed

  County News

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 14:09

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanRecognized for their heroism and bravery in battle overseas and locally against racism and bigotry, veterans of the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment were seated in the fr...

• Mobile vending put on hold in St. Cloud

  County News

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 14:06

  

  By Fallan PattersonStaff WriterWith a moratorium on future mobile vendors unanimously approved by the St. Cloud City Council and comments from residents heard, the city is well on its way to having a mobile vending pol...

• Report presented on connector roads

  County News

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 14:02

  

  Map/Osceola CountyOsceola Engineering on Monday presented a report to the Osceola County Commission on possible connector roads running between Pleasant Hill Road and Poinciana Boulevard. By Marvin G...

• Mega Pawn giving back to community with benefit

  County News

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 13:55

  

  Owner Dave Larson displays some of the jewelry available for purchase at the shop. By Peter CovinoEntertainment Editor You won’t find an historic document signed by George Washington or a pair of ...

• News Briefs for February 26, 2011

  County News

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 13:44

  

  Lane switch on Narcoossee Road; lane closures on Bill Beck Boulevard Due to the ongoing, multi-phase construction of Narcoossee Road, the contractor has moved traffic onto new pavement between 10th Street and Harkley ...

• It’s Coffey Field

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 13:23

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew Sullivan With his team and former players in the background, Osceola High Softball Coach George Coffey pauses to compose himself before addressing the crowd Feb. 11. Forme...

• Harmony, Osceola are conference favorites

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 13:18

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Harmony shortstop Brittany Bruns returns for her senior season to help the Longhorns challenge for their fifth consecutive regional playoff berth. By Rick PedoneSp...

• Former Kowgirl Haley Wright inks grant to Northeast

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 13:11

  

  Haley Wright By Rick PedoneSports EditorFormer Osceola High softball pitcher Haley Wright recently signed a grant to Northeast Community College in Booneville, Miss.Wright, who graduated in May, will...

• Sports briefs for February 26, 2011

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 13:07

  

  Poinciana Hoops Poinciana Hoops Basketball will hold registration today and March 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Poinciana ...

• Some good ideas

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 12:50

  

  The Osceola County Commission recently had a consultant tell them the county was in “pretty good shape” in terms of delineating the duties and responsibilities for the county attorney, commission auditor and county...

• Letters to the editor for February 26, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 12:47

  

  Agrees with Scott To the editor: I agree with Gov. Rick Scott that the taxpayers should not have to pay for the high-speed railway. ...

• Some high speed rail facts

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 12:43

  

  Paula DockeryFlorida senator Florida is fast turning into an urban state and Florida has the potential to lead the way in providing the first true high speed rail (HSR) in the United States. ...