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Haines CityStaff Reporter - March 30, 2026

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

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How to Practice Thoughtful Grief Etiquette Online

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Join the Great American CleanUp in Bartow on April 25

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

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Auburndale BusinessStaff Reporter - December 15, 2020

Tech Tuesday: Malware Laced Software Updates In The Wild Since March 2020 (Sunburst)

Over the weekend several news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and the Washington Post reported that...

Lakeland

Fatal Crash: Truck Struck by Train While Crossing Tracks in Lakeland

Allison - March 20, 2026

Lakeland

Now Accepting Applications: 2026 Citizens Police Academy

Allison - March 19, 2026

Lakeland

Aldine Combee Park Offers Space for Recreation, Events in Lakeland

Allison - March 18, 2026

Lakeland

Man Initially Believed to Be Pedestrian Was Actually Motorcyclist Struck By Two Vehicles

Carl Fish - March 8, 2026

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EducationAllison - March 25, 2026

Nature Lecture Series Coming to Polk’s Nature Discovery Center

Join us at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 at Polk’s Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road in...

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In Loving Memory of Hunter Lee Wright

Allison - March 27, 2026

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Authorities Investigating Violent Overnight Death of Bartow Man

Allison - March 27, 2026

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Polk County

Polk County Parks and Rec Hiring Bus Drivers for Summer Camp

Allison - March 25, 2026

Mulberry

Sheriff Judd: Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Assaulting Teen and Fleeing Deputies

Carl Fish - March 25, 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

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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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Polk CityJune 23, 2016

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Winter HavenDecember 23, 2016

The Jewett Alumni are hosting their 2016 Reunion Parade this Saturday.

Polk CountyNovember 14, 2022

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Polk CountyJuly 28, 2020

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LakelandSeptember 8, 2020

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Polk CountyDecember 23, 2023

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Winter HavenOctober 12, 2016

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Winter HavenJune 29, 2016

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

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AuburndaleJanuary 9, 2017

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