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Early Learning Coalition installs interactive learning centers
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - The Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County has opened several new early learning installations across the county. The initiative, known as the Early LearnHub, showcases exhibits designed to look like miniature classrooms, featuring books, games and other activities. Installations have been made at:. Hope Partnership: 122...
‘Webb’s House’ is Gateway’s legacy to longtime coach and mentor
Coaches are mentors. They leave a legacy among those who pass through locker rooms, and in the case of longtime Osceola County Dwayne Webb, weight rooms. Webb was the quintessential “that guy” at Gateway High School, and before that in stops at Osceola, St. Cloud, and then at Poinciana, where his son Charlie was an athlete, before coming to Gateway.
Police investigate a high-speed car chase that led to an officer-involved shooting in Haines City
Haines City Police and Polk County Sheriff's Office said a 17-year-old boy who allegedly reached for a gun in a stolen car Friday night is in critical condition after being shot by a Haines City police officer.
Armed Forces Day Quilts of Valor
Hand-made quilts were offered up to local veterans by the Central Florida Chapter of Quilts of Valor. As a prelude to Memorial Day, May 18 is Armed Forces Day, and the Museum of Military History went all out Saturday by opening the museum free to all visitors and inviting veterans’ service organizations and veteran-related businesses to exhibit displays at the museum.
One year later, family still waits for answers in Tonya Whipp disappearance
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — "Justice for Tonya" — that was the call from family and friends of Tonya Whipp Friday evening as they gathered in Auburndale City Park to hold a prayer vigil to mark one year since the 38-year-old was last seen. For Whipp's sisters, it's been a...
RIP, Chain of Lakes Park
Our noses have been buried in our next three book projects; hence the lack of postings. Here’s some updates from the last month, beginning with the sad news that Winter Haven’s Chain of Lakes Park, former spring-training home of the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, has been torn down–but baseball will still be played at the site.
Four-star Miami commit schedules official visit to Auburn
Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze is known for “flipping” recruits. His next one could be in the form of a Miami pledge. Elijah Melendez, a four-star linebacker and Miami commit from Kissimmee, Florida, has scheduled an official visit to the Plains. According to a report from Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover, Melendez will kick off his scheduled summer visits on May 31 in Auburn.
Auburndale woman has been missing a year. Now a man is accused of stealing from her
About a year after an Auburndale woman was last seen by family members, Tonya Whipp’s romantic partner has been arrested and charged with repeatedly stealing money from her bank accounts. Auburndale police arrested Russell Carroll last week, charging him with criminal use of personal identification information and grand theft,...
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