Highland City News

Published: Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. LAKELAND Authorities captured a fleeing murder suspect late Friday in the car of the man he is now charged with killing.

Published: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 11:49 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 11:49 p.m. LAKELAND More than half of the programs supported by United Way of Central Florida in Polk and Hardee counties will see raises in their 2009-10 allocations, reflecting the umbrella organization's successful campaign that concluded earlier this year.

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 4:57 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 4:57 a.m. When President Clinton tried to reform this nation's health care, he and his wife were vilified by the medical lobbies.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 4:46 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 4:46 p.m. Rita's, a franchise specializing in Italian ice and custard, arrived in Polk County last year with a store in the Highland City area.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. Fry, baby, fry.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:58 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:58 p.m. HIGHLAND CITY The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting an accident on U.S. 98 and Clubhouse Road.

Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. SEBRING Swiftmud's board Wednesday approved buying two more pieces of property on Lake Hancock near Highland City.

A suspected kitchen fire destroyed a Bartow apartment complex Saturday night. No injuries were reported, but the residents of the eight-unit structure were left homeless.

Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 at 7:27 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 20, 2009 at 7:27 a.m. HIGHLAND CITY Emergency workers have cleared the road at U.S. 98 and Club House Road where an accident had been blocking traffic, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Sara match- Highland City, Florida, April 17, 2009, Highland City Elementary School has a recycling program for both paper and aluminum cans.

Published: Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. If you live near the Highland City Town Center off U.S. 98 South in Lakeland, you'll be interested to know that a new eatery, Anna's Diner, is in the works for 5221 U.S. 98 S., inside the Publix-anchored Town Center.

Published: Friday, March 20, 2009 at 10:27 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:38 a.m. BARTOW Eighteen-year-old Brittini Hardcastle stood before a judge Friday ashamed of her violence caught on tape.

Published: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 9:50 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 9:50 p.m. BARTOW Bartow could be getting a new Publix supermarket, a Palm Harbor engineer told city commissioners this ...

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MUGSHOT! TAMPA, Fla. -- Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested 35-year-old Christina Garcia, the biological mother of Mercades Nichols, last night, Saturday, February 14, 2009, after ...

Published: Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, February 13, 2009 at 12:20 a.m. LAKELAND - It didn't take long for tears to fill Ruth Teets' eyes after Superintendent Gail McKinzie ...

Morning low to bottom out at 26, but the day will warm up nicely to reach 65. Published: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 11:20 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 11:31 p.m. LAKELAND It may seem ...

Published: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 6:08 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. Freezing temperatures were reported throughout Polk County Thursday morning, but the mercury stayed well ...

Published: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 11:03 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 11:53 a.m. BARTOW A trial in the case of the infamous videotaped beating of a former Mulberry High School ...

BARTOW One of the five teenage girls facing charges in the infamous videotaped beating of a former Mulberry High School cheerleader accepted a plea deal Tuesday.

Jere Thomason knew that he was interested in clothing, and with a dream to design and market his own line, he decided to enter the retail side of the market.