Currently there have been 554 positive cases of COVID-19 in Osceola County, with 12 deaths, and 141 total hospitalizations.

COVID-19 testing will wrap up at the Osceola Heritage Park site on Monday but the Florida Department of Health-Osceola continues localized testing – moving to the Community Hope Center, located at 2198 4 Winds Blvd in Kissimmee, next week.

Drive up testing began on Friday at the Walmart Supercenter on Vineland Road in Kissimmee.

The Osceola Back to Work Task Force also met on Friday discussing how to increase consumer confidence and education for safely opening businesses. Their goal will be to educate both business and the community about what safety measures are being out in place to ensure the safety of the public as well as employees at local businesses.

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During the month of May, Osceola Arts is proud to present ARTisNOW, a Public Murals project. This new artistic project will join talented local artists and community members through the collaborative process of mural-making to create high-quality public murals that transform and revitalize downtown Kissimmee public spaces. This program will provide new ways of looking at the arts as a powerful force to inspire community dialogue, community development, and celebrate local culture.

“Participation in creative cultural activities helps connect people to each other and the community,” said Osceola Arts’ Visual Arts Director, Marilyn Cortes-Lovato, “It creates opportunities for community dialogue, creative community building, shared cultural experiences, and can improve economic development.”

The inaugural ARTisNOW public murals project will feature four Florida-based artists transforming the walls of four buildings along Broadway in historic downtown Kissimmee. The buildings included this year are:

Hanson, Walter & Associates at 8 Broadway- Artist: German Lemus

Main Street Pizza at 16 Broadway- Artist: Christian Stanley

Broadway Plaza at 120 Broadway- Artist: Steven Teller

Kissimmee Main Street Station at 421 Broadway- Artist: Willie Soto

The artists will begin work this Saturday, May 11th and work during the daytime hours through Friday, May 18th. Residents and visitors can view their work throughout the week. For more information visit OsceolaArts.org.

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