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By Anita Todd BARTOW – After five decades of representing Polk State College, thirty-five of those years as its general counsel, Don Wilson is handing...

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Avon Park

PCSO: Woman Flees Multiple Times, Strikes Deputy’s Vehicle Before Arrest

Allison - March 2, 2026

Lakeland

One Dead in Lakeland Mobile Home Fire on Pine Ridge Drive

Carl Fish - March 2, 2026

Dundee

Driver Facing Felony Charges After Running Light, Stop Signs, Striking Motorcycle Then Fleeing On Foot

Carl Fish - March 2, 2026

Events

Saint Paddy’s Unparade + Friday Fest Returns to Bartow

Allison - March 2, 2026

LPD

Lakeland Woman Arrested For Alleged Unlicensed Dog Surgeries

Carl Fish - February 27, 2026

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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

Florida

FSU Baseball Opening Press Conference

Ethan Jones - January 23, 2026

Polk County Sheriff

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

Polk Sheriff

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

Allison - September 2, 2025

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Lake WalesFebruary 5, 2016

Calling All Golfers! Annual Golf Tournament next Month!

Lake WalesApril 19, 2022

Lake Wales Police Searching For Two Skip Scan Suspects

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Services Are This Friday For Fallen Polk County Fire Rescues Douglas Clemons

BartowOctober 15, 2024

Annual Bartow Tire Collection Event planned for October 26, 2024.

Osceola CountyJune 15, 2022

Fatal Crash Blocking S.R. 60 East Near Yee Haw Junction

Cooking On The RidgeSeptember 12, 2017

Cooking on The Ridge: Grilled Sausage with Potatoes and Green Beans

Haines CityMay 29, 2024

Haines City Firefighters & PCFR Extricated Trapped Driver Under Semi on US 27

SportsDecember 1, 2017

Jimbo Fisher Resigns & Is Leaving Florida State

UncategorizedMay 24, 2023

What Made the USS Marine Explode? This Local Author Proposes an Answer in His Newest Book!

UncategorizedNovember 14, 2025

This Day in History- November 14, 1851 – Herman Melville publishes “Moby-Dick” in the U.S.

FloridaJanuary 6, 2017

Multiple People Killed in a Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport This Afternoon

Winter HavenJanuary 30, 2022

20 Yr Old Killed In What Sheriff Grady Judd Calls “Run & Gun Exchange “

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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

WahnetaApril 7, 2019

Pedestrian Struck & Killed On Bomber Rd. In Wahneta

LakelandDecember 3, 2020

20 Yr Old Man Charged With Lakeland Shooting Murder

Winter HavenNovember 16, 2020

Woman Fills Cooler and Cart With Numerous Items And Leaves Without Paying

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