Category Archives: Local News

Polk a Loser in Redistricting Plans Approved By Senate

The Florida Senate approved the shape of its 40 districts Tuesday with state Sen. Paula [...]

Three Polk Men Arrested as Part Of Sex Sting

Three Polk County men were arrested by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office as part of [...]

Florida Ranks Third in Nation For Supporting Charter Schools

Florida is among the top states in the nation for laws supporting charter schools, according [...]

Fire That Destroyed Family’s Home Still Being Investigated

A fire that destroyed a Dundee family’s home after they thought it had been put [...]

Polk Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Wildfire in Southeast Polk

Polk County fire crews made quick work of containing a brush fire Tuesday. The fire, [...]

Redistricting, GOP Race Hot Topics at Tiger Bay

If former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wins Saturday’s South Carolina presidential primary, the race to [...]

Donations Enable Mom to Take Her Comatose Son Home

Jay Vanbockel, the comatose teen injured just before Thanksgiving in a deadly auto accident near [...]

Fire Destroys Dundee Family’s Home

Family photos, a few important papers, ashes, charred metal and memories are all that remain [...]

Bartow Commissioners Swapping Paper for IPads

City commissioners in Bartow are going paperless. Tonight’s commission meeting is their final outing using [...]

USF Poly Not High on Agenda at Board of Governors Meeting This Week

The last two times the State University System of Florida Board of Governors met, the [...]