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Avon Park Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Avon Park, FL.

Results 1 - 20 of 224 in Avon Park, FL

  1. Crime ring may be linked to burglariesRead the original story

    Wednesday | News Chief

    ... trend has been identified in Highlands County, authorities say. Evidence from Polk County has been discovered in Avon Park and Avon Park evidence has been discovered in Polk County, leading investigators to believe the trends are part of an ...

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    Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Polk County, FL, Lake Wales, FL

  2. Detectives: Car Burglar May Be In Crime RingRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Ledger

    ... The burglaries are also a trend in Highlands County, and evidence from the Polk County break-ins was discovered in Avon Park, the Sheriff's Office said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Lonnie Tanner or Detective Michael Haygood ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Lake Wales, FL

  3. Crime ring may be linked to burglaries

    Wednesday | News Chief

    ... trend has been identified in Highlands County, authorities say. Evidence from Polk County has been discovered in Avon Park and Avon Park evidence has been discovered in Polk County, leading investigators to believe the trends are part of an ...

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    Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Polk County, FL, Lake Wales, FL

  4. Bartow's Gillooley Wins Event at BridgeWaterRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Ledger

    ... Tampa Junior Golf Tour's Tournament of Champions, and placed third in the Bagwell Invitational at River Greens in Avon Park. "I'm always a good ball-striker. That's what saves me,'' Gillooley said. "And when I start putting good, I can win ...

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  5. Polk Teams Shine At Five-Star NIT Tournament at PCCRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | The Ledger

    ... the three-day event. david mills the ledger Buy photo AUBURNDALE HOOPS' DARYLE HENRY drives to the lane against Avon Park United at the Polk Community College Heath Center gym during the Five-Star NIT Tournament on Sunday. On Sunday, Polk teams won ...

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  6. Local sport briefsRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | News Chief

    The Dixie Youth Baseball team from Wahneta was defeated by Avon Park, 4-3, on Monday night.

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  7. First Look: Area Deaths - July 15, 2008Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | The News Tribune

    ... * McGill,Ronald E.; 76, New Albany * Spencer,Jonathan Edwin; 59, Cameron, La. * Pedit,Kathleen "Kay" Wiseman; 83, Avon Park, Fla. * Young,Georgia F.; 93, Anderson, S.C. Secretary site is powered by PremierGuide . Some parts of our site may require ...

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  8. Dixie youth team advancesRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | News Chief

    ... in Ridge Manor, but won its first game in the loser's bracket, 10-0, against Paxton. Wahneta was scheduled to play Avon Park on Monday night. The tournament will run through Saturday. If Wahneta beats Avon Park, it will move on to play the winner of ...

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  9. Volunteer for Meals on Wheels

    Thursday Jul 10 | HeraldTribune.com

    ... www.meals onwheelsplus.org. Student's grades merit a spot on academic list South Florida Community College in Avon Park named Bayshore Gardens student Mindy L. Crown to the spring Vice President's List. The list honors students for having a ...

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    Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Bayshore Gardens, FL

  10. Agents Arrest Avon Park Man for Possession of Child Pornography

    Thursday Jul 10 | Florida Department of Law Enforcement

    Yesterday, agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sebring Field Office arrested Morris Ray Lawson, 59, of Avon Park , Fla.

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  11. 2 Minute DrillRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 8 | TBO Sports

    The city of Avon Park Recreation Department is offering a tennis clinic for boys and girls grades 5-10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. from July 7 through Aug.

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  12. Family's tragic year turns hopeful -The Nasheville TennesseanRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 8 | NC Mental Hope News

    ... loves, even though he was very ill. It's a long story and not very pretty, she warned. They met at a church in Avon Park, Fla. She was a teenager. He was the pastor's son. Sandee Jo thought he was handsome enough and was funny, but the fact he was a ...

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    Related Topix: Lawrenceburg, TN, Pigeon Forge, TN

  13. Wal-Mart: What's Next? Part One

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Palousitics

    ... can expect as construction nears an end is the opening of a Wal-Mart hiring center to process job applicants. In Avon Park, FL, population 9,056, a new Supercenter is nearing completion. Highlands Today printed this story on June 25: The temporary ...

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  14. Site of toxic spill thoroughly cleaned, official saysRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | News Chief

    ... Team, left the scene at 7:24 p.m. The cleanup crew was at the site longer, Smith said. C. Elton Crews Inc. of Avon Park was the company responsible for transporting the agent, Smith said. The company brought in another tanker to off-load the agent ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  15. Mary Guile, 89, WoodbridgeRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Courier News Online

    ... Elizabeth Vanderhoef and Anna Skrika. Surviving are two sons, Robert Guile of Woodbridge, and Gerald Guile of Avon Park, Fla.; one sister, Irene Sandor of Woodbridge; two brothers, Michael Gulics of Perth Amboy and Patrick Gulics of Woodbridge; ...

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  16. Polk hazmat team called in for toxic spill cleanup on U.S. 27Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | News Chief

    ... to enlarge Emergency responders talk near the back of a tanker trailer hooked to a C.Elton Crews, Inc truck out of Avon Park. Monday June 30, 2008 Paul Crate/News Chief WINTER HAVEN - The Polk County Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) team was called into ...

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    Related Topix: Lakeland Metro, Winter Haven, FL, Polk County, FL

  17. Polk County Hazmat team called to U.S. 27 for cleanupRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | News Chief

    ... 30, 2008 Emergency responders talk near the back of a tanker trailer hooked to a C.Elton Crews, Inc truck out of Avon Park. Monday June 30, 2008 WINTER HAVEN - The Polk County Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) team was called into action Monday after ...

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    Related Topix: Lakeland Metro, Winter Haven, FL, Polk County, FL

  18. Pesticide Leaks From Tanker Truck on U.S. 27Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | The Ledger

    ... p.m. near Cypress Gardens Boulevard and U.S. 27. Officials said no one was injured. The C. Elton Crews truck from Avon Park, was carrying Saf-T-Oil, a pesticide used on citrus trees that is deadly to fish and harmful to people and small animals, ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL

  19. Pesticide Spill On U.S. 27 In Polk Being Contained

    Monday Jun 30 | Tampa Bay Online

    ... the tanker about 4 p.m., causing the spill, McClanahan said. The company that owns the truck, C. Elton Crews of Avon Park, is at the scene transferring the remaining pesticide from the ruptured tank into a new one. The Winter Haven Fire Department ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Lakeland Metro, Winter Haven, FL

  20. Chemical From Tanker Spills on U.S. 27Read the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | The Ledger

    ... call to the spill around 4:15 p.m. near of Cypress Gardens Boulevard and U.S. 27. The C. Elton Crews truck, from Avon Park, was carrying Saf-T-Oil, a pesticide used on citrus trees, which is deadly to fish and harmful to people and small animals, ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL