Since the water conservation ordinance was increased in October to Section 3 – Water Emergency, the Osceola Water Works team has been working with customers from their largest water users to residential customers to help conserve. In just two months, the results have been quite impressive.
Click through to their latest update to see how the community has come together to help conserve water…
Clarke County Hospital, along with the City of Osceola and others have embarked on the 2024 Clarke County Health Needs Assessment. Similar to county assessments conducted in 2019 and 2015 this effort provides is a systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors and needs of all of the residents we serve.
The information you provide will go to determining how we better serve our community. Click the link to get started today!
Osceola Water Works has been aware of the recent rise in water main breaks throughout the city. With temps fluctuating and ground shifting from freezing and thawing, breaks seem to be more pervasive than in the past, but that isn’t actually the case.
The most recent update from Osceola Water Works discusses the conditions that lead to infrastructure disruptions, gives a little history on Osceola’s updates and how you can help report.
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The Holidays mean giving and helping those in need. The Clarke Schools Food Pantry has been recipients of overwhelming charity this season. With recent donations from local businesses and organizations as well as incredible support from the community, the pantry will be adding hours in the week before Christmas and hosting other opportunities for children and families to participate in.
Please take a minute to click through and read about their recent updates and how you can help the pantry’s more than 100 weekly families this holiday season and beyond…
While recent community water conservation measures have shown daily water use averages down and the dropping levels in West Lake slowing, the Osceola Water Works Board, City, and Clarke County EMA are encouraging water customers to consider implementing a bottled water routine for their daily water consumption needs.
To read more, click through to the latest update …
OSCEOLA – Clarke County Hospital CEO, Brian Evans, is the 2023 recipient of the UnityPoint Health Influential Leader Award. This award was designed to honor a leader who promotes an organization’s mission, vision and values while being an extraordinary leader to the team. Brian was recognized as
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Lakeside Hotel Casino, a portfolio company of Affinity Interactive (“AI”), is proud to announce the completion of its extensive renovations, culminating in a grand ribbon cutting ceremony on December 1, 2023. The highly anticipated event marks a new chapter for the beloved establishment, which has been a
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The recent Community Nonprofit Forum hosted by CCDC provided more than the opportunity for nonprofit organizations to present their platforms and missions to help the community. It also provided a huge boost to the lucky winner of a $5,000 donation drawn from names of those attending the event.
Just in time for the holidays, this year’s recipient was Clarke County’s Toys for Christmas organization.
Click through to the latest release to read more about the award and how Toys for Christmas will be using giving back to the community this season…
With the approval of the most recent plan updates to the ORBIT Tech Center, the Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) has moved to the next phase of the project and has officially been approved by the CCDC Board to go to bid for construction.
Click through to the latest release to see the most recent updates and the next steps in the realization of the new education and training facility…
On 11/18/2023 and 11/19/2023 divers were onsite at West Lake. By the end of the day on the 19th, the reconfigured intake extension was successfully installed and water works crews tested pulling water from that lower intake. Due to low lake levels, Water Works staff will begin
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