Terrifying Light Pole Takedown on Polk Parkway Caught on Dashcam

This guy’s daughter’s dashcam captured the exact moment a lawn-mowing tractor caused this light pole to…

A Proposed New Florida law could allow voters to dissolve the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority and Citrus Connection

A proposed Florida House bill would allow local voters to dissolve independent special districts that levy…

Can Someone Work While Collecting Social Security Disability?

If a person is collecting Social Security disability benefits, can they, at any point, work at…

Brick or Asphalt? Residents Now Can Choose

Lakeland’s Public Works division was planning to resurface three roads in the Lake Morton neighborhood starting…

Sam’s Club to stop checking receipts at the door

Sam’s Club will soon stop checking shoppers’ receipts as they leave the store, opting to instead…

Florida Department of Children and Families: A Systemic Failure

As DCF Continues To Flail, Children And Those At Risk Suffer While The Florida Government Does…

Sunshine State Shuns Starving Kids: Florida’s “No Thanks” to Fed Funds

Heading: A Hunger Game Floridians Didn’t Sign Up For In a move that has more twists…

The annual ‘Smoke on the Water BBQ’ fundraiser canceled

The annual “Smoke on the Water BBQ” fundraiser in Polk County has been canceled, less than…

Neil Combee adopts the public complaint norm and creates “function” on the Polk County Commission

Whatever one thinks of Neil (and I’m tougher on him in public than *any* of you)…

FATAL HIT-AND-RUN CRASH INVESTIGATION

On January 12, 2024, at approximately 11:31 p.m., officers responded to the area near the 1500…