Category Archives: Local News
PSC President Eileen Holden Gets New Contract And Pay Raise
Polk State College President Eileen Holden has a new, three-year contract and a pay increase.
Lakeland Firefighters Douse 10-Acre Grass Fire
LAKELAND | The Lakeland Fire Department is putting out a 10-acre grass fire near George [...]
Mulberry Workers’ Meals Contribute To Overspending
Mulberry employees are routinely dining on pizza, Cuban sandwiches, doughnuts and fast food, and the [...]
Lakeland Girl, 16, Is Wounded by Gunfire on 10th Street
When shots were fired near West 10th Street and Montrose Avenue late Sunday, a 16-year-old [...]
State DOE Ranks Polk 59th of 67 School Districts
In a numerical ranking of Florida’s 67 school districts by the Florida Department of Education [...]
Wings of Freedom: The Planes Are at Winter Haven Airport Through Wednesday
Charter planes usually aren’t so bumpy — and they don’t have .50-caliber guns sticking out [...]
USF Poly Board Is Briefed on New Facilities, Constuction Contracts
The campus board of the University of South Florida Polytechnic met Monday morning and conducted [...]
One Driver Accused of Causing 5 Accidents on S.R. 60
An erratic driver caused four crashes Monday on State Road 60 before hitting a Polk [...]
Polk Education Foundation Receives Perfect Audit
For the first time in 23 years, Polk Education Foundation has received a perfect audit. [...]
Viewers of Tampa GOP Debate Notice Little New Information, Few Fireworks
A contingent of Newt Gingrich supporters watched Monday night’s debate as it beamed into the [...]