{"id":57155,"date":"2025-08-08T23:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=57155"},"modified":"2025-08-08T23:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:23:51","slug":"citrus-connection-colts-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/08\/08\/citrus-connection-colts-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrus Connection &#8212; COLTS program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An exciting new school year is upon us, and Citrus Connection is ready to get students where they need to go.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"f4f1e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529144048_1313355247467175_7050345041392229788_n.webp?resize=526%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57156 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f1e7; width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529144048_1313355247467175_7050345041392229788_n.webp?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529144048_1313355247467175_7050345041392229788_n.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529144048_1313355247467175_7050345041392229788_n.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529144048_1313355247467175_7050345041392229788_n.webp?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citrus Connection is proud to announce the return of its innovative COLTS program, sponsored by Polk County Public Schools. 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