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Kissimmee’s Kowtown Festival

If you love birthday parties, here’s one you don’t want to miss! On Saturday, March 18th from noon until 4pm, the City of Kissimmee is inviting the community to a birthday bash like no other. It’s the 2023 Kowtown Festival! #KissimmeeNews

St Cloud Monthly Market

It’s time again for another stroll through the Saint Cloud Downtown Monthly Market. On Wednesday, February 22nd, you can enjoy walking through St. Cloud’s beautiful downtown district, browsing through the iconic shops and pop-up vendors. Enjoy live music along with a great selection of positively delicious fare from downtown St. Cloud’s unforgettable restaurants.

Murder Mystery Dinner Train

Adult day trip for the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Train in Fort Myers. Enjoy a 5-course dinner while a live murder mystery is played out on board the train during a 3-hour 12-mile round trip for $185 per person. For Tickets and Info: https://bit.ly/3xv95qL

Old Town’s Saturday Classic Car Show and Cruise

For over 30 years, the Old Town Classic Car Show and Cruise has been a local tradition and one of the premier weekly car shows in Central Florida. Every Saturday, the Classic Car Show welcomes show-quality 1985 and older hot rods, street rods, and antiques. The Classic Car Show is free for participants and free for the public to attend! For more information, visit MyOldTownUSA.com.

KUA Movie in the Park: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Kissimmee Utility Authority continues its 2022-2023 Movie in the Park series on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Kissimmee Lakefront Park. The event will feature free admission, free popcorn, free inflatables, free crafts, a free photo booth, and prize giveaways. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will be showing on a 50-foot screen!

St. Cloud Middle School Resource Officer Stephen Burrows’ Quick Actions Help Save Basketball Coach’s Life Who Suffered Heart Attack

With the final seconds winding down Tuesday night in a St. Cloud Middle School girls’ basketball game, the team’s head coach suddenly collapsed on the court. Bystanders and school staff rushed to assist her, along with St. Cloud Police Officer and School Resource Officer Stephen Burrows, which likely saved the coach’s life.

Officer Burrows and a physician’s assistant in attendance for the game both verified the coach did not have a pulse, and compressions were started. Officer Burrows alertly requested an automated external defibrillator, or AED.

Thankfully, a student trainer knew where one was in the gym and brought it to SRO Burrows. The AED was quickly deployed, pads were attached, and a shock was given. The coach eventually responded to CPR and regained consciousness.

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FWC’s Catch a Florida Memory program: fishing for sport, recognition, prizes and conservation

FWC’s Catch a Florida Memory program: fishing for sport, recognition, prizes and conservation

With over 4,000 participating anglers and 36 sponsoring partners, Catch a Florida Memory is the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s exciting and engaging saltwater angler recognition program. This program encourages participants to learn more about Florida’s vast recreational fishing opportunities and an angler’s role in marine conservation by enticing them to target a variety of saltwater species and rewards them with prizes for submitting photos of their catches.

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Kissimmee Fire Department Makes History, as Station 14 is Fully Staffed By Black Firefighters on Thursday

The Kissimmee Fire Department made history on Thursday, as Station 14 in Kissimmee was staffed entirely by a crew of black firefighters!

Kissimmee Fire Department’s Lt Dwight Johnson will be retiring later in the year, so a number of KFD’s firefighters, along with Kissimmee Fire Chief Jim Walls, worked together, arranging shifts and schedules to create a very special day, a day of honoring, celebrating, reflecting, and learning.

Not only did the firefighters make history with an entirely black firefighting crew at a Kissimmee Fire Department Station, the firefighters, who are relatively young in their careers, were able to listen and learn from experienced fire fighters like retired Milwaukee FD BC James Hardy (Kissimmee’s current fire training coordinator), retired Orange County FR BC Gregory Pines, and Kissimmee’s Fire Chief, Jim Walls, who has served as a firefighter for over 35 years, nearly seven of those years as KFD’s Chief.

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Education Foundation Renames Annual Fundraiser in honor of Past President, Kissimmee Commissioner, Ken Smith

The Education Foundation’s 3rd annual Clay Shooting event will take place this weekend at the Triple N Shooting Range in east Osceola County, but the event, which helps raise funds for the non-profit organization that supports teachers, support staff, and students in the Osceola School District, has undergone a name change. The clay shooting event has been renamed as the Ken Smith Clays 4 Kids Sporting Clay Classic.

“Our Board of Directors and staff thought it was only fitting to rename this event after the Foundation’s first President and our good friend Mr. Ken Smith. Ken’s passion for the students never faded, even after his retirement.”

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150th Silver Spurs Rodeo Draws Sellout Crowds, Gives Back Big to Local Organizations, Here are the Results

The 150th Silver Spurs Rodeo filled the stands of all three of its rodeos this past weekend, with rodeo fans from all of Central Florida experiencing the best of the best in professional rodeo. Contestants battled it out for some big cash payouts, and some serious bragging rights. For the Silver Spurs Riding Club, it was time to show its passion for the Osceola County community.

As the Silver Spurs Riding Club always does, it took time during the 150th Silver Spurs Rodeo to show its passion for the community by donation $5000 to the Osceola Council On Aging’s Meals on Wheels program and the Museum of Military History. During the Monster Bulls event, which took place the Saturday to the Silver Spurs Rodeo, The Opportunity Center was presented with a check.

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FDOT Completes Interchange at I-4 and C.R. 532 near ChampionsGate, Holds Ribbon Cutting With Commissioner Peggy Choudhry

The Florida Department of Transportation has completed the new diverging diamond interchange on I-4 at County Road 532 near ChampionsGate in Osceola County, and marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by officials and FDOT staff on Monday, Feb. 13. The project was the result of close collaboration – Osceola County designed the DDI project, while FDOT carried out the construction.

“This project is making things safer for motorists and pedestrians and it is easing congestion and helping Osceola County far beyond what you can see here today,” Osceola County Commissioner Peggy Choudhry said. “This intersection is really a central access point to I-4 and a hub for many other projects. That’s so important, because you cannot put more traffic into areas without functioning intersections like these.”

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Osceola County Announces Lakeshore Boulevard, Bown Chapel Road Closure to Begin February 28

Osceola County has announced that construction on the Fortune-Lakeshore Multi-Use Trail project will require a road closure at Lakeshore Boulevard and Brown Chapel Road beginning on Feb. 28.

While the detour is estimated to be in place for 180 days, County officials are working with the contractor to reduce the length of the closure.

The road closure will allow installation of a pedestrian bridge over the C-31 Canal and the construction of structures and pipes to improve the drainage system in the area affected by the trail. During the detour period, motorists in the area are asked to be attentive to installed road signs and maintain awareness of workers in the construction zone.

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Couples say “I do” During Osceola Clerk of the Circuit Court & County Comptroller’s Annual Valentine’s Day Group Wedding

This Valentine’s Day, eight couples said “I Do” during the Valentine’s Day Wedding Ceremony & Reception held at the Historic Osceola Courthouse and officiated by the Honorable Kelvin Soto, Esq., Osceola Clerk of the Circuit Court & County Comptroller.

The wedding ceremonies were held in English at 10:00am and in Spanish at 2:00pm. Immersed in the rich, antique courtroom decorated with Valentine’s themed décor, couples processed down the aisle and into the ceremony to romantic music.

During the ceremony, Clerk & Comptroller Kelvin Soto, Esq. shared, “love is the great unifier, our one universal truth. No matter who we are, where we have come from, what we believe, we know this one thing… love is what we are doing right.”

After the wedding ceremonies, couples received a decorative certificate and a commemorative photo in addition to their officially recorded marriage licenses. Romantic reception music was in the air, while the newlyweds, along with their families and friends all enjoyed festive cupcakes by Candyland Designs, a local Downtown Kissimmee Mainstreet bakery.

On Valentine’s Day, Clerk & Comptroller Kelvin Soto, Esq. performed nine wedding ceremonies. The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office issued more than 11,000 marriage licenses in 2022.

Dunkin’ Spread Kindness to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Staff on Random Acts of Kindness Day

On Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17, Dunkin’ of Orlando spread kindness to the staff at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children by donating 25 dozen heart-shaped donuts to hospital staff as a small way of saying thanks for all they do to care for our community.

Dunkin’ is encouraging guests to spread kindness in their own way by sharing Dunkin’s Valentine’s Day treats like the fan favorite heart-shaped Brownie Batter and Cupid’s Choice donuts with friends and family this month. These Valentine’s Day treats are available through February 21st.

Dunkin’ has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category for 16 years running with more than 12,600 restaurants in 40 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.

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Osceola County’s NAACP recognizes Influential and Impactful leaders at reception in Kissimmee

The Osceola County’s NAACP held an Influential and Impactful Reception on February 7 at Chambers Park in Kissimmee, where they celebrated 16 African American leaders who have made a positive impact in and around the Osceola County community.

February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements and history of African Americans, but as community leader and former school teacher Deloris McMillon said during a Osceola County Commission meeting earlier this month, “the main point I want to get across is that black history is not just a month, black history is 365 days a year, and celebrating black history keeps the facts in front of everyone, and helps is to not forget. We have come a long way, but there are still some changes to be done.”

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Kowtown Festival to Celebrate Kissimmee’s 140th Birthday March 18 at Kissimmee Lakefront

If you love birthday parties, here’s one you don’t want to miss! On Saturday March 18th from noon until 4pm, the City of Kissimmee is inviting the community to a birthday bash like no other. It’s the 2023 Kowtown Festival!

Kissimmee Lakefront Park is the perfect place for Kissimmee’s community-wide birthday celebration that will feature great food, live music, the KUA kid’s zone, and lots of local craft vendors. Celebrate with the City of Kissimmee at a birthday party big enough for the whole City, it’s the 2023 Kowtown Festival!

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Toho Water Welcomes Bank Florida’s Tom White to Board of Supervisors

Toho Water Authority has welcomed Tom White to its board of supervisors after the Osceola County Board of County Commissions approved White to fill an open seat at a recent commission meeting.

White graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1977 with a business degree in Marketing. He also graduated from the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University in 1983.

Mr. White started his career in banking in 1977 with Flagship Bank of Florida. In 1987, White and several other local business partners started the independent First National Bank of Osceola County with Tom as President & CEO. First National Bank of Osceola County went public in 2000 as part of the Center State Banks of Florida Holding Company.

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Florida welcomes 137.6 million visitors in 2022, highest in state history

Florida had record visitation in 2022 with 137.6 million visitors, an increase of five percent over 2019 and 12.9 percent over 2021, according to Visit Florida.

Florida welcomed 33.2 million travelers between October and December 2022, marking a six percent increase from Q4 2021, and the sixth consecutive quarter of overall visitation surpassing prepandemic levels. 30.1 million domestic visitors traveled to Florida in Q4 2022, representing 21 months of domestic visitation growth from 2019, according to Visit Florida.

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Tesla to build third Central Florida dealership in Kissimmee, more V3 charging stations on the way

Tesla, the world’s most recognizable name in electric vehicle development and manufacturing, looks to be building a dealership in Kissimmee, its third in Central Florida, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.

Currently, there is a dealership located in Maitland/Eatonville, and one being built in Clermont. The proposed third dealership would be located on S. Orange Blossom Trail near Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee on a 5.3-acre site across from the Orange Blossom Plaza.

Tesla, which describes itself as an artificial intelligence and clean energy company, recently announced that it would open 3,500 new and existing superchargers along highways to non-Tesla customers, and would offer 4,000 slower chargers at locations like hotels and restaurants.

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City of Kissimmee, Osceola Library System to host 10th annual African American Read-In February 25

The City of Kissimmee, along with the Osceola Library System will host the 10th annual African American Read-In on Saturday, February 25th at the Kissimmee Civic Center from 1 to 4 pm.

The African American ReadIn is a unique open-mic style event that celebrates AfricanAmerican authors and artists that made significant cultural and artistic impacts on our nation and the world. Over one million readers from around the world will once again promote literacy and history in their communities.

Members of the community are welcome to volunteer to read or perform a selection at this event by reading a selection given to them, or by bringing their own piece. All pieces read must be written by an African American.

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