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Eagle Lake shopping for better financing for water meter project
Eagle Lake City Manager Pete Gardner told city commissioners Monday night that he will be looking elsewhere for interim financing for the citywide water meter replacement project.
School's Equine Mascot 'Victim of Development'
Published: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:14 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:14 p.m. EAGLE LAKE For several weeks, Lake Region High School's mascot, Thunder, watched construction of a new building near her pasture at the school.
The Polk Senior Games will be held Feb. 27 to March 14 at various locations in Polk County.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. Libraries are a valuable resource for language learners.
Eagle Lake needs $10,400 to amend city code
Eagle Lake city commissioners were told Monday night that the city will have to find $10,400 in an already tight 2009-10 budget to have its land-development regulations put into the city code through the Municipal Code Corporation in Tallahassee.
Officials Meet To Clarify Grade Policy
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. EAGLE LAKE Polk County School District officials met with about 40 high school principals and counselors Tuesday to talk about how the grade replacement policy may be misapplied.
Schools Locked Down While Suspect Sought
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. Lake Region High and Pinewood Elementary schools in Eagle Lake were locked down for about 40 minutes Monday morning as Polk sheriff's deputies searched for a man.
Educators Try New Ways to Spark Interest in Reading, Help Students Excel
Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8:12 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8:12 p.m. LAKELAND If students can't comprehend what they read, they can't pass the FCAT to graduate.
Teen Parents Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. EAGLE LAKE Ty Garnett clutches 6-month-old Trinity close to his chest as if she were his own.
School Board candidate touts financial experience
Lynn Wilson Jr. of Polk State College is the newest candidate for the District 6 seat on the Polk County School Board.
County official Pittman to run for School Board
Terry Pittman, a Polk County official, announced his campaign for the Polk County School Board on Thursday.
Rain expected during busy weekend of activity
Those planning on attending one of the numerous local holiday events this weekend may want to carry an umbrella along with them.
County Facilities Manager Running for School Board
Outgoing Polk County Facilities Management Director Terry Pittman is running for Margaret Lofton'sA District 6 School Board seat.
East Polk Getting Ready for A Variety of Holiday Festivals
Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:09 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:09 a.m. Haines City's Festival of Trees begins Wednesday and ends Friday, running from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. daily in the Lake Eva Park Banquet Hall.
Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. MULBERRY A stroke of the pen was all it took to officially dissolve the embattled Mulberry Police Department on Tuesday, when city officials signed a contract for law enforcement with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Student-created Viking mosaic horns in on PSC Health Center
Four students in Polk State College art professor Gary Baker's Advanced Ceramics class have created a mosaic of the Viking, PSC's mascot.
You may be getting older, but everyone sees double at Pinewood Elementary in Eagle Lake.
Eagle Lake looking to annex ministry's 7.53 acres
It looks like Eagle Lake is going to be growing. On Monday night, Eagle Lake city commissioners unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance that would extend the city limits by approximately 7.53 acres.
Frog-Gigging Enlightens New Yorker
Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:16 a.m. One evening, when we had not been married very long, Bert asked me if I'd like to go frog-gigging. Having grown up in New York City, I had never encountered any little ponds or lakes where people could just go fish or gig frogs the way you ...
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