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Michigan family wins a decade of vacations in Kissimmee

County News

Friday, 14 June 2013 12:14

News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan
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

County News

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.

Ramping up good deeds in the community

County News

Friday, 14 June 2013 12:08

News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan
Turner Construction employees Irma Torres and John Anderson were part of a small crew that travelled to St. Cloud to assist in the construction of a wheelchair-accessible ramp for a home on New Jersey Avenue.

By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer
On Wednesday afternoon, Larry Belisle was working in a St. Cloud yard, building a access ramp to the front door for a family with three members requiring assistance just to get in and out of the house.
It was noontime, it was hot … and Belisle was wearing a black shirt.
And if he had his way, he’d be at it more often.

Chick-fil-A opens its first location in St. Cloud, offers food for a year

County News

Friday, 14 June 2013 11:59

News-Gazette Photo/Tiffanie Reynolds
A total of 215 supporters of Chick-fil-A, both local and across the country, gather to celebrate the “First 100” grand opening event. This new location on 13th Street is the first Chick-fil-A in St. Cloud.

By Tiffanie Reynolds
Staff Writer

Chick-fil-A made its mark on St. Cloud with the grand opening of the city’s first store on Thursday.

Both Kissimmee and St. Cloud have been locations that the company has wanted to build on for at least three years. It sees Central Florida as an area not properly served for the company’s market.

Kissimmee couple pleads guilty in Medicaid scam

County News
Friday, 14 June 2013 11:57
A Kissimmee couple has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2 million from victims in a Medicaid planning fraud scheme. Read more...

Operation Zero Tolerance cracks down on crime

County News

Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:41

Over the span of two days, June 6 and 7, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office made a total of 44 arrests under Operation Zero Tolerance.

World Largest Swimming Lesson to be at Makinson Aquatic Center

County News
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:31
The city of Kissimmee Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities Department will participate in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson Tuesday. Read more...