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Haines City

Legacy of Love Carries On: Haines City Women Honor Founder Sharon Gardner by Continuing Her Mission

Staff Reporter - March 30, 2026

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How to Practice Thoughtful Grief Etiquette Online

Allison - March 30, 2026

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Join the Great American CleanUp in Bartow on April 25

Allison - March 30, 2026

Dundee

Dundee to Host Community Easter Egg Hunt with 15,000 Eggs

Allison - March 30, 2026

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Ridge Community High School to Host First-Ever Sunny Bolts Market This Weekend

Allison - March 27, 2026

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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

Florida

Young Davenport Woman Killed In Fiery Crash On Osceola Polk Line Road Friday

Carl Fish - February 7, 2026

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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

Polk Sheriff

PCSO Arrests Illegal Alien for Interfering with a Train and Fighting with Law Enforcement

Allison - September 2, 2025

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ObituariesMarch 4, 2026

In Loving Memory of Edward “Rusty” R. Rutledge of Haines City

LakelandJuly 9, 2019

Joker Marchant Stadium Hosts Inagural Unicorn Festival

LakelandMarch 26, 2019

Truck-Motorcycle Crash in Lakeland Claims The Life of a 21-Year-Old Man

Winter HavenSeptember 25, 2016

23 Yr. Old Winter Haven Woman Killed In Accident Saturday Night

Lake WalesApril 28, 2022

Polk Deputies Currently Investigating A Suspicious Incident That Has Left A Person Severely Injured In Lake Wales

LakelandMarch 13, 2017

PCSO Arrests Two Juveniles For Armed Burglary, Suspect Posted Pic of Stolen Gun on Facebook

LakelandApril 4, 2025

Lakeland Woman Dies After Crashing Her Motorcycle

Winter HavenOctober 28, 2019

Ribbon Cutting Hosted For Lake Howard Boat Dock And 7th Street Renovations

Mugshot of the DayJune 7, 2016

POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – JUNE 7, 2016

Florida NewsSeptember 10, 2025

Caught on Camera- Wild Boar Smashes Into Lehigh Acres Home, Injures Dog and Charges Deputies

DavenportApril 16, 2022

Polk Sheriff Seeking Public Help On Information Regarding Davenport Murder

LakelandJuly 20, 2020

25 Yr Old Lakeland Mom Shot To Death While Her Three Young Children Were Home

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Winter HavenJune 29, 2016

Enjoy a Blast From The Past This Saturday With Classic Cars at Cruisin’ Winter Haven

Lake WalesDecember 29, 2016

Lake Wales 16 Year Old Killed In Crash

Winter HavenDecember 21, 2016

Winter Haven 5 Year Old Bitten In The Face By Family Dog While Reaching For Fallen Christmas Tree Ornament

AuburndaleJanuary 9, 2017

Auburndale Bank Robbed & One Suspect In Custody

Winter HavenJuly 6, 2020

50 To 60 Boats Pull Up To Old Man Frank’s For July 4th Regatta

This Day in HistoryJanuary 23, 2026

This Day in History January 23, 1957: Toy Company Wham-O Produces First Frisbees

Lake WalesMay 11, 2016

BROWN NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Lake WalesFebruary 1, 2016

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