Haines City News

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. BARTOW A 26-year-old Haines City woman who told police that her ex-husband raped her but testified at his trial that she couldn't remember accepted a plea deal Friday on perjury charges.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:51 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. HAINES CITY Richard Sloan, the chief of the Polk County Sherrif's Law Enforcement division, is the new chief of the Haines City Police Department.

Beginning Nov. 13, Haines City Community Theatre will present "Harvey," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase.

It was simple math in the Class 5A Regional quarterfinal match in Haines City. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts had few unforced errors and the Haines City Hornets did not play defense well.

What began as a shoplifting attempt Monday ended up with a man being booked into the Polk County Jail on a charge of armed robbery, the Bartow Police Department reported.

Monday, Holmes' blue ford escort was found, her luggage on the front passenger seat and children's items in the back seat.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. From all outside appearances, it seemed like a normal building.

Authorities from several law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the disappearance of 3 1/2 year-old-Masaraha Ross, but they have not issued an Amber Alert.

Winter Haven Police Department detectives are searching for a 2 1/2-year-old girl who they say might be in danger.

Legislators from Osceola and Polk counties told their Poinciana constituents - " who packed Liberty High School to overcapacity Tuesday night - " that they wouldn't be sponsoring an incorporation bill in the upcoming legislative session.

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. HAINES CITY Chris Hazelwood must have flower power.

By this time next year, Lake Wales should have a day care center where the elderly, Alzheimer's patients or disabled adults can go while their caretakers are at work.

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:14 p.m. POINCIANA Poinciana residents should have the right to hold a referendum in November 2010 to decide their future, a group of residents said at a news conference Friday.

Whatever design Dr. Martin Luther King Way eventually takes in Haines City, it shouldn't be a one-way street, Oakland community residents conveyed Tuesday night.

Two new Winter Haven city commissioners will be sworn into office Monday evening but changes in the way the municipality does business are expected to be neither sweeping nor swift.

Martin Luther King Way was the source of much speculation on the part of Oakland residents at the Haines City City Commission on Thursday night.

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 11:47 p.m. Haines City Community Theatre announces the cast and crew for the upcoming production of "Harvey" by Mary Chase.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. HAINES CITY The City Commission on Thursday tentatively approved raising water and sewer rates by 7 percent with additional increases to follow in the next two years.

An armed robbery of a CVS Pharmacy along Pleasant Hill Road turned into a car chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into a ditch three miles into Polk County Saturday morning, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office reported.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. A 38-year-old Haines City man was shot Monday night when he answered a knock at the door of his home.