Category Archives: Local News

Longtime Pharmacist, History Buff Dies

WIlfred Wolfson, the long-time pharmacist and Lakeland history buff died Saturday night from natural causes. [...]

Temperatures in the 30s Coming This Week

Polk residents will want to bundle up this week. The new year will bring early [...]

Trail Connection Project Proposed

Holloway unveiled the general concept in May, and since then has come up with a [...]

Lakeland Man Killed in Crash on State Road 33

A Lakeland man died Saturday in a crash on State Road 33 north of Polk [...]

New Commissioner To Be Sworn In

New Lakeland City Commissioner Keith Merritt will be sworn in Tuesday, replacing Glenn Higgins in [...]

Grant Received for Women’s Health Fair

The Winter Haven Hospital Foundation has received a $2,500 grant from Macy’s to help underwrite [...]

Slow Improvement Predicted for Polk Economy in 2012

Economic growth will be stronger but not robust this year in Polk County, Florida and [...]