Here are the stats from Polk Animal Control through April 2025. Improvement in the number of…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy shoe store chain for $2.4 billion
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MASS SHOOTING THREAT AT PLANT CITY SCHOOL
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Stray cat makes 2.7-mile journey back home after escaping SPCA
George the cat was at SPCA Florida to get neutered but when his caregiver went to…
Polk County Fire Rescue Responds to Suspicious Fire on Dawn Heights Drive
Polk County Fire Rescue responded to an early morning structure fire on Dawn Heights Drive in…
CSXT Closing Old Highway 60 Rail Crossing for Repair
CSX Transportation (CSXT) will close the Old Highway 60 rail crossing between Tricote Road and State…
Autonomous Harvesters Key to Florida Strawberry Farming
Autonomous harvesters are the future of Florida strawberry production. They have to be. Labor costs are…
Did you know?
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Florida will soon became the second state to officially…
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“Clown in a Cornfield” By Bob Garver “Thunderbolts*” certainly scared off the competition in its…
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Skechers to be acquired in $9 billion deal
Skechers, which claims to be the world’s third-largest shoe brand, on Monday said it’s agreed to…
Western Trunk Gravity Sewer Line Upgrade – Phase One
Issued by: City of Lakeland Water UtilitiesProject: Western Trunk Gravity Sewer Line Upgrade – Phase 1Location: Southwest Lakeland, starting…
Join us on Thursday, July 3, 2025, for the annual T. Mims Corp. Red, White & Kaboom Independence Day Celebration, taking place at Lake Mirror along the Frances Langford Promenade from 6:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of live music, food, and patriotic fun—culminating in a breathtaking fireworks show at 9:00…