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Wooden discs spelling BUDGET on coin stacks, illustrating budgeting concepts.
Winter Haven

Winter Haven Reviews $377.2M Budget, Tentatively Sets 6.59 Millage Rate for FY 2027

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White Ford Mustang police cruiser parked on a city street with a concrete barrier and blue sky in the background.
Lake Wales

Ghosts On The Road? Better Drive the Speed Limit In Lake Wales

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Mugshot-style photo of a young man with thick dreadlocks wearing an orange jail uniform, facing the camera with a neutral expression.
Winter Haven Police Department

Winter Haven Police: 15-Year-Old Girl Shot, 19-Year-Old Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder

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Portrait of a smiling older man with white hair and glasses in a dark suit and red tie.
Obituaries

A Lake Wales Life Well Lived: Longtime Lake Wales Civic Leader and Citrus Grower George Ellis Hunt Sr. Passes At 96

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Group of six adults standing behind a table with defibrillator stations and CPR dummies for a community training event (no names shown).
Winter Haven

Culpepper’s Cardiac Foundation Donates Five AEDs to City of Winter Haven

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Map of the City Hall area announcing parking lot resurfacing; right-side blue panel says ‘Need to Pay Your Water Bill? Parking may be limited. Payment options are not.’ Top header reads ‘LOT CLOSED FOR PAVING. OFFICES REMAIN OPEN.’
Winter Haven

City Hall Parking Lots Will Be Closed September 30

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Night-time emergency scene with firefighters near a chain-link fence and a vehicle with flashing red and blue lights; a 'Daily Ridge' logo overlays the image.
Polk County Sheriff's Office

PCSO Confirms Four Victims In South Lake Wales “Mud Hole” Shooting

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Nighttime scene with a crowd behind a chain-link fence, illuminated by bright pink/red lights from a vehicle on the right; a 'The Daily Ridge' logo is visible in the bottom corner.
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Multiple People Reportedly Shot Near South Lake Wales “Mud Hole,” One Patient Airlifted

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Indoor shooting range with suspended targets and instruction boards hanging from metal rails under dark ceiling lights.
Events

Wild Wild West Arms Announces Re-Grand Opening of New High-Tech Tactical Range

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Polk County High School Football Week 6 matchups poster showing Lakeland vs Auburndale and Bartow vs Sebring, plus George Jenkins vs Davenport with game details and locations.
Polk County

Polk County High School Football Week 6 Preview 

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