{"id":86672,"date":"2026-10-31T17:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=86672"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:06:40","slug":"meet-kerrie-fine-the-new-leader-empowering-girls-at-pace-polk-in-lakeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/31\/meet-kerrie-fine-the-new-leader-empowering-girls-at-pace-polk-in-lakeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Kerrie Fine: The New Leader Empowering Girls at Pace Polk in Lakeland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"998774\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"456\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-14.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86673 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #998774; 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