Category Archives: Local News
Stargel’s Students’ Parents Involvement Bill Clears Committee
Teachers would grade not just students — but the students’ parents, under a bill that [...]
Deputies Identify Victim In Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash on U.S. 27
Using fingerprints, Polk County sheriff’s deputies have identified the driver killed in a two-vehicle collision [...]
Davenport OKs Initial Revision of Water Rates
City commissioners in Davenport have passed on first reading the city’s revised water rates, allowing [...]
Legoland Water Park On Track to Open in Summer
More jobs and water rides will be coming to Legoland Florida when Legoland Water Park [...]
Study: Citrus Greening Cost State $3.6 Billion, 6,600 Jobs
A University of Florida study has determined citrus greening, a deadly bacterial disease, has cost [...]
Board Wants Polk Career Academies Focused On Proving Their Worth
During an informal lunch with three School Board members Tuesday, the Polk Academies Advisory Council [...]
USF Poly Sees More Changes In Top Staff
Several more administrative changes are occurring at the University of South Florida Polytechnic, which went [...]
Driver Killed in Lake Wales Accident
A driver was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash that ended with a vehicle [...]
Plans to Be Worked Up for Capital Projects in Winter Haven
Winter Haven commissioners unanimously passed an official motion instructing city staff to develop plans to [...]
Bad Wire Blamed for Power Outage in Lakeland
LAKELAND | A faulty underground wire caused a power outage for 1,200 customers Monday in [...]