Tuesday May 14 | Polk County Democrat
Gause teacher wins economic award
PHOTO PROVIDED Pictured from left is Gene Engle, director on the Board for the Florida Council on Economic Education, Melissa Konkol, Gause Academy teacher, John Small, senior director of Workforce Education at Polk County Public Schools, Tamara Opalek, Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary teacher, Linda Mobley, Bethune Academy teacher; Stephanie Jen , ... (more)
The Lake of the Hills Garden Club will present its monthly luncheon meeting on Monday April 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the hilltop home of Bob Burt, club Vice President, at 704 Highland Avenue, Dundee, Fla.
Convenience store burglarized for 3rd time of cigarettes
Lake Alfred Police detectives are asking for the public's help finding the suspects responsible for burglarizing the same convenience store three times.
New Hybrid Grapefruit Avoids Drug Interactions
According to a report from Reuters, tests on a new hybrid grapefruit developed at the University of Florida have found low levels of the organic chemical compounds implicated in the so-called "grapefruit juice effect." More than 85 drugs are known to interact with standard grapefruit, 43 with serious side effects.