A new Aldi store is in the works in the Vista Lakes area in southeast Orlando. The German discount grocery retailer plans to open the 16,657-square-foot store, its 11th in the Orlando area, by August of this year, the company said. Ohio-based general contractor Deerfield Construction Co. Inc. is handling construction work on the store, [...]
The Osceola County Commission adopted a resolution Monday to create a new advisory committee that will be responsible for helping to form a plan to enhance the aesthetics and business viability of areas along U.S. Highway 192 and several roadways connecting to it. The commission’s action officially formed the Gateway Advisory Committee, which replaced the [...]
Governor Charlie Crist was in town Wednesday to sign the Commuter Rail bill into law. Hundreds of people packed Church Street Station near the tracks to hear the Governor talk about the bill: “This is a Florida day. A great day for the Sunshine State. This is about jobs, jobs, jobs.” After the ceremony, Crist [...]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) on Thursday opened three ramps as part of the new $18.4 million State Road 417 (Central Florida Greeneway) Moss Park Road Interchange project, one of several OOCEA projects designed to improve traffic in southeast Orange County. This new interchange will bring relief [...]
A previously homeless sexual predator is now living near Narcoossee, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office advised. Leland P. Mileham, 27, recently moved to 4815 Lillian Black Road. Mileham, convicted of sexual battery on a victim under the age of 12 in 2001, previously was living in a field near Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee. [...]
Source: MyFoxOrlando OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 75 people and issued 275 citations during Operation Zero Tolerance last week in Narcoossee, St. Cloud, and the rest of Osceola County. On November 5 and 6 deputies from all areas of the agency including aggressive driving, agriculture/marine, aviation, communications, criminal [...]
Osceola County Health Department officials are gearing up to open a vaccine clinic in December and administer the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to residents. The department will begin to receive doses of the swine flu vaccine to administer to the general public by December and will then hold the vaccination clinic, where eligible residents will [...]
Source: WFTV A deadly fight broke out between two teenagers during a house party in Osceola County early Saturday morning. Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies say a large party got out of hand on Boston Avenue. Investigators say 16-year-old Adam Herring, a Harmony High School student, stabbed 17-year-old Chandler Clark to death. “It’s giving me chills [...]
Source: Orlando Sentinel Florida officials like their chances of winning billions of federal dollars for a high-speed train, but almost every contender from California to Georgia insists its rail pitch is the best. Actually, the proposals are far from equal. Some applicants bring money, land or potential passengers. Others offer little more than what they [...]
Come out TONIGHT and meet Jennifer Thompson. She running for Orange County Commissioner in District 4 (includes Lake Nona). Here are the details: Tonight! September 21, Sweet Mama’s Restaurant 6-8pm. Family Fun Night and Candidate Meet & Greet 12205 Narcoosseee Road $25 Suggested Contribution RSVP to sweetmamasrestaurant@gmail.com or susan@jenniferthompson.net For more info on Jennifer Thompson, [...]
