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10/22/2025

This rescue video will keep you on the edge of your seat. Luckily, it ends well for a kitten that was saved from railway tracks minutes before the train arrived.

Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency rules do not permit granting $420,000 to cover operational expenses at BizLinc...
10/22/2025

Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency rules do not permit granting $420,000 to cover operational expenses at BizLinc, Chair Robin Gibson said.

This year's Politics in the Park is really indoors, at the Lake Mirror Auditorium.
10/22/2025

This year's Politics in the Park is really indoors, at the Lake Mirror Auditorium.

10/22/2025

Raise your hand if you wish all your mornings started like this! 🙋‍♀️

Here are Polk County high school football's top performers from Week 9.
10/22/2025

Here are Polk County high school football's top performers from Week 9.

Vote now for the best Polk County high school marching bands and drumlines. The nominees are listed below.
10/21/2025

Vote now for the best Polk County high school marching bands and drumlines. The nominees are listed below.

A review found that the teacher violated three district rules and a federal policy, the Family Educational Rights and Pr...
10/21/2025

A review found that the teacher violated three district rules and a federal policy, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

See the photos: This is the second Hall of Fame class for Winter Haven High School. bit.ly/4hjbqv0
10/21/2025

See the photos: This is the second Hall of Fame class for Winter Haven High School. bit.ly/4hjbqv0

This year's Hall of Fame class is composed of seven athletes, one coach and one contributor. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/47...
10/21/2025

This year's Hall of Fame class is composed of seven athletes, one coach and one contributor. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/472ms4p

Sam Romain, 31, will serve out the term of John Velebir, who resigned Sept. 30 as chair of the Polk County Republican Pa...
10/21/2025

Sam Romain, 31, will serve out the term of John Velebir, who resigned Sept. 30 as chair of the Polk County Republican Party Executive Committee.

Lake Wales police say Troy Thorne was found incompetent to stand trial in 1985 and once released from treatment, lived a...
10/21/2025

Lake Wales police say Troy Thorne was found incompetent to stand trial in 1985 and once released from treatment, lived a normal family life in Tampa.

In the lawsuit, Christopher Woods Sr. had claimed that Wayne Blackburn of Victory Church, failed to protect him from an ...
10/21/2025

In the lawsuit, Christopher Woods Sr. had claimed that Wayne Blackburn of Victory Church, failed to protect him from an abuser. That claim is now dropped.

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