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Polk County Fire RescueAllison - May 14, 2026

Polk County Fire Rescue Earns Mission: Lifeline EMS® Gold Award for Second Straight Year

Polk County JailCarl Fish - May 14, 2026

Sheriff’s Office Moves Fast To Protect Jail Healthcare Services After National Provider Files Bankruptcy – Doesn’t Pay Workers

SportsCarl Fish - May 13, 2026

Two Polk State Freshmen From Polk County Make Major Impact, Earn Conference Honors

BartowAllison - May 13, 2026

Historic Courthouse Clock and Bell Featured in Free Polk History Center Tour

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Technology

Polk CountyStaff Reporter - January 7, 2020

Enterprise Insight of the top Ten Cyber Security Initiatives for 2020

Enterprise Insight of the top Ten Cyber Security Initiatives for 2020 https://youtu.be/-YwB48uw0mM 10. Anti Virus or Application Whitelist Technologies. While Anti-Virus...

Lakeland

Lakeland

Neighborhood Storytime: Free Monthly Program in Lakeland

Allison - May 13, 2026

Lakeland

Lakeland Approves New Fire Station #8 for Northwest District on International Firefighters Day

Allison - May 5, 2026

Lakeland

Hurricane Milton Damage Repair Approved for Circle B Bar Reserve

Allison - April 24, 2026

Lakeland

Annual Plant Sale Returns to Lakeland with Florida-Friendly Finds

Allison - April 23, 2026

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Polk State CollegeCarl Fish - May 13, 2026

Florida Education Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas Recommended as Next Polk State College President

Press Release From Polk State College Wednesday, May 13, 2026 — The Polk State College Presidential Search Committee convened its finalmeeting on Tuesday, May...

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Polk State College

Florida Education Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas Recommended as Next Polk State College President

Carl Fish - May 13, 2026

Lakeland

Neighborhood Storytime: Free Monthly Program in Lakeland

Allison - May 13, 2026

Health & Wellness

Awareness is Key: 3 Steps to Help Recognize Stroke Signs and Risks for Better Outcomes

Allison - May 12, 2026

Featured

Winter Haven’s South Lake Howard Nature Park Continues Transformation

Carl Fish - May 12, 2026

BARTOW Business

Wendy’s Dance Company to get new complex

Staff Reporter - May 12, 2026

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Florida

Florida

Alumni Airwaves: The Ariya Massoudi Story

Ethan Jones - April 17, 2026

Florida

Welcome, World Travelers! Is One Piece Coming to Universal Orlando Resort?

Staff Reporter - April 2, 2026

Florida

Florida Poly partners with Taiwan tech university to advance STEM innovation

Carl Fish - February 25, 2026

Polk County Sheriff

Polk County Jail

Sheriff’s Office Moves Fast To Protect Jail Healthcare Services After National Provider Files Bankruptcy – Doesn’t Pay Workers

Carl Fish - May 14, 2026

Polk Sheriff

Sheriff Grady Judd Blasts Minneapolis Leadership Over ICE Incident Response

Staff Reporter - January 8, 2026

Florida Highway Patrol

Traffic Enforcement Initiatives In Polk County Give Opportunities To Law Enforcement Agencies To Detain Illegal Immigrants – Here Is Why They Can

Carl Fish - September 25, 2025

Polk County

Cheryl Williams Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Deputy Blane Lane

Carl Fish - September 19, 2025

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