The Herald-Advocate

08/27/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/homeless-man-set-on-fire/article_7754805a-6d4a-450c-8847-2d6c207e745b.html

A homeless man was set ablaze last week as he slept behind a local restaurant in Wauchula.

08/25/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/staffer-failed-to-report-intruder-for-more-than-2-hours/article_21a1c80d-c0cd-4dbb-a8ae-51873688f527.html

A district school employee at Wauchula Elementary School saw an intruder on campus, watched the man climb a fence to escape, and then waited more than two hours to report

08/14/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/mining-park-now-social-media-famous/article_5c7840ee-69dc-476b-88d4-179dfd17f805.html

Hardee County’s Florida Fishing Trail and Hardee Lakes Park were thrust into the national spotlight this week thanks to a video posted by a Florida social media personality.

08/08/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/commissioner-attempts-ida-takeover/article_afc442bf-5310-49d0-9ba2-a05b0f847500.html

County Commissioner Tim Wells attempted to drastically overhaul the governing structure of the Hardee County Industrial Development Authority Thursday morning by introducing a resolution to fellow commissioners just more than

08/06/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/journalism-that-matters-the-herald-advocate-earns-22-awards-for-excellence/article_e17045ce-595a-496e-811f-33d9b2a8e5c4.html

The Herald-Advocate earned 22 total awards for journalistic excellence at the annual Florida Press Association Weekly Newspaper Contest.

07/28/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/one-dead-in-fiery-sunday-wreck/article_4427f44b-b400-4418-9f2b-aec374b0903f.html

One person died Sunday in a fiery wreck on State Road 66.

07/24/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/officers-train-for-what-could-be-hardee-county-s-worst-day/article_f6c7ad2f-6192-4cf5-b163-8e3923391b02.html

06/18/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/district-considering-moving-graduation-indoors/article_96291916-1a31-4673-8f0a-2fdbd8e99957.html

District administration is investigating options for moving graduation to a new location, including an option that would have Hardee Senior High School graduate at the Turner Center in Arcadia.

06/12/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/denise-grimsley-to-step-down-from-ida-leadership/article_30514ce5-457c-4a43-afc8-5499da6d4086.html

Denise Grimsley informed the Hardee County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) board Thursday morning she intends to retire as the CEO of the economic development organization in October.

05/22/2025

Graduation Day Photos Available Online. Click the "BUY NOW" option at the bottom of the photo to purchase a print or digital copy.

DIPLOMA PRESENTATION PART 1: https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/multimedia/2025-graduation-diploma-presentation-part-1/collection_a0106b70-82ca-479a-bb76-7b960beac21f.html

DIPLOMA PRESENTATION PART 2: https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/multimedia/2025-graduation-diploma-presentation-part-2/collection_ba7fba10-737f-41c8-aeee-65efde07b544.html

CEREMONY: https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/multimedia/2025-graduation-ceremony/collection_44451697-0250-4877-ae35-5629e0599045.html

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05/20/2025

https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/news/jail-inmate-strangles-cellmate/article_eadea4e2-889b-4ca2-969c-6cb4b415260e.html

An inmate at the Hardee County Jail was strangled by his cellmate with a bedsheet.

05/19/2025

Photos of Saturday's diploma presentation are now available online: https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/multimedia/2025-graduation-diploma-presentation-part-1/collection_a0106b70-82ca-479a-bb76-7b960beac21f.html and https://www.theheraldadvocate.com/multimedia/2025-graduation-diploma-presentation-part-2/collection_ba7fba10-737f-41c8-aeee-65efde07b544.html