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 [...]