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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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Tech TuesdayStaff Reporter - July 16, 2019

Tech Tuesday: Multi-Factor Authentication

Tech Tuesday: Multi-Factor Authentication By: Kip Kirchberg Over 10% of users utilize the same top 20 highly unsecure passwords. Cyber criminals...

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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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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Winter HavenJanuary 24, 2017

Winter Haven FFA Alumni Presents: 2nd Annual Big Bass Blast – In Honor of Bailey Tilley

Lake WalesSeptember 28, 2016

Early Morning Mobile Home Fire Displaces 3 Families In Lake Wales

Winter HavenJuly 20, 2018

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Cooking On The RidgeMarch 18, 2025

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LakelandMarch 15, 2018

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Polk CountySeptember 5, 2023

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Lake WalesApril 29, 2024

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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

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LakelandJuly 20, 2020

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Polk CountyJuly 1, 2024

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Lake WalesMay 14, 2019

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