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Entertainment & LifestyleAllison - March 27, 2026

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

ObituariesAllison - March 27, 2026

In Loving Memory of Hunter Lee Wright

Polk County Sheriff's OfficeAllison - March 27, 2026

Authorities Investigating Violent Overnight Death of Bartow Man

LAKE WALES BUSINESSStaff Reporter - March 27, 2026

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TechnologyStaff Reporter - March 13, 2020

Fake CoronaVirus Map Infecting Computers: Here is how you can protect yourself.

By Kip Kirchberg Cyber Criminals have cloned the John Hopkins Corona Virus spread map and have embedded malware that could...

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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Entertainment & LifestyleAllison - March 27, 2026

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

Ridge Community High School is inviting the community out for a fun-filled day as it hosts the first annual Sunny Bolts Market on Saturday,...

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Mulberry

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

Carl Fish - March 25, 2026

Bartow

Deputies: Bartow Woman Sold Other People’s Property… Then Claimed Country Music Conspiracy

Carl Fish - March 25, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Two Teens Arrested After $750 Bike Stolen from Porch

Allison - March 25, 2026

Education

Nature Lecture Series Coming to Polk’s Nature Discovery Center

Allison - March 25, 2026

Polk County

Public Notice of Fictitious Name

Staff Reporter - March 24, 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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LakelandSeptember 28, 2023

Pedestrian Killed In Lakeland Traffic Accident

LakelandMay 23, 2016

Polk County Sheriff’s Office is working on a Business Burglary at Teneroc High School

TrafficMarch 12, 2026

Fatal Crash Involving Bicyclist / US 98 N and Pyramid Parkway

Haines CityDecember 30, 2020

Dating App Encounter Goes Wrong: Winter Haven Man Charged With Armed Sexual Battery & Armed Robbery In Haines City

Lake WalesApril 29, 2021

Local Eighth Grader Hosting Third Annual Casting Lures For Cures

LakelandOctober 24, 2019

Saddle Creek Logistics Director of Legal Services Named Mr. Central Florida 2019

Lake WalesFebruary 2, 2017

Bicyclist Struck On Hwy 27 In South Lake Wales

ObituariesFebruary 12, 2021

In Loving Memory of James Daniel Townson – November 10, 1945 – February 11, 2021

Polk CountyDecember 13, 2023

Grand Theft Auto Suspect Shocked He Was Being Arrested In Polk County & Not Osceola County

This Day in HistoryDecember 5, 2025

This Day in History December 5, 1945- Aircraft Squadron Disappears in Bermuda Triangle

Winter HavenFebruary 28, 2017

Belk Invites Community Nonprofits to Participate in Spring Charity Sale

Lake WalesApril 5, 2016

Accident On Hwy 27 Near Home Depot Being Cleared

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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

Lake WalesJuly 22, 2019

Nearly $800 Worth Of Honey Stolen From Struthers Honey In Lake Wales

LakelandJanuary 18, 2017

A Man is in Critical Condition after Being Struck by a Semi

Haines CityAugust 17, 2017

Haines City Man Arrested for Capital Sexual Battery

MulberryNovember 22, 2021

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