{"id":60367,"date":"2025-12-26T16:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=60367"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:36:54","slug":"amid-polk-county-burn-ban-are-fireworks-allowed-for-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/12\/26\/amid-polk-county-burn-ban-are-fireworks-allowed-for-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Polk County burn ban, are fireworks allowed for New Year&#8217;s Eve?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a current burn ban in Polk County includes a prohibition on lighting fireworks, the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says deputies will take a commonsense approach to enforcement over the New Year&#8217;s Eve holiday.<\/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=\"3e262c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"199\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-5.webp?resize=253%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60368 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #3e262c; 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