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Musical Equipment Stolen from School
Published: Friday, September 5, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 2:20 a.m. FROSTPROOF Pieces of equipment belonging to Family Life Church and Frostproof Middle-Senior High School ...
Published: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 3:40 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 3:40 p.m. LAKE WALES Thanks to summer rains, the owners of the Aloha Rainbow Marina near Lake Eloise are now ...
Frostproof Motorcyclist Dies In Collision
A motorcyclist died in a traffic crash Monday afternoon in Frostproof. Kevin M. Lund, 47, of Frostproof, was riding a Harley-Davidson north on U.S. 27 when he struck the right front portion of a Ford F-150 ...
There was no rain across much of Polk County Monday, but there were exceptions. A volunteer for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network reported 1.19 inches in Dundee.
Mullenax Barely Leads Reddout; Recount Likely
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 8:04 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 11:28 p.m. LAKELAND A recount likely will determine the next District 4 School Board member.
Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 7:48 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. Central Florida is finally out of the loop.
Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Linda from Frostproof tells us she took this clip with her cell phone at 5:30 AM this morning.
Polk County Red Cross workers assessing damage from Tropical Storm Fay
Red Cross workers are visiting communities in southeastern Polk County to find out how the storm impacted people there.
Residents and city officials in East Polk enjoyed being on the left side of storm Tuesday as Tropical Storm Fay passed east of the county.
Frosproof-Based Citizens Bank & Trust Expands To Lakeland
Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. LAKELAND The idea of Frostproof-based Citizens Bank & Trust becoming a major player in Lakeland might ...
Flood, Abdoney and Ojeda elevated to Polk County Court
Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed three judges to the Polk County Court . Susan Barber Flood of Frostproof, Jon Kevin Abdoney of Lakeland and Reinaldo Juan Ojeda of Riverview are the new judges.
Scenic Highway, Farmworker Housing Delayed
Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 9:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 11:04 a.m. BARTOW Efforts to come up with development standards for the Scenic Highway corridor in eastern Polk County ...
Frostproof Property Tax Rates Up, Taxes Down
FROSTPROOF City residents would see slightly higher property tax rates but lower property taxes and no monthly increase in fees for services under the $7.5 million budget proposed by City Manager T.R. Croley ...
Dundee seeks new sheriff's proposal
A bleak budget has prompted the Dundee Town Council to again visit an issue that split the town last year.
Three weekend crashes in Polk cause injuries
Published: Monday, August 4, 2008 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 4, 2008 at 8:03 a.m. Three separate crashes in East Polk County on Saturday and Sunday caused injuries that ranged from minor to ...
In wake of broker expos , legislators seeking change
If it were up to the state's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the state's top mortgage regulator would be out of a job.
Considering it's the rainy season, it was a fairly dry weekend in most parts of Polk County.
A housing density of two residential units per acre could be possible along the Scenic Highway, if county commissioners approve a proposal that will reach their desks later this fall.
Polk Gets Grant to Improve Health Care for the Uninsured
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 7:55 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 8:58 p.m. BARTOW The Polk County Health Department is one of 11 health programs statewide chosen to receive grant ...
Despite the recent spate of scary national financial news, local Polk County bank officials are emphatic in one message to their customers: Your money is safe.