The Town of Dundee has selected Ken Cassel as its new town manager following a unanimous vote of the commission on August 8, 2025. The decision came during a special meeting held that morning, where ...

Polk County Fire Rescue’s Highland City crew, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications staff and the Hartl family reunited for the first time since crews assisted with the birth of their ...

James Coulter I've been experimenting with fermenting hot peppers these past few months. Been using them to prepare my own hot pepper sauces and barbecue sauces. What results have these experiments ...

James Coulter When Disney's Hollywood Studios originally opened as Disney's MGM Studios on May 1, 1989, it was more than a theme park. It served as a real working movie studio where Disney filmed many ...

James Coulter Unless you've been living under a Fraggle Rock for the past year, you probably heard the bad news that the time had finally come for the Muppets to set the curtains and dim the lights.

On August 17, 2025, Haines City Police Department Officers Elam and Ramirez conducted a traffic stop in the area of Florida Avenue and B Street. During the stop, the driver, identified as Jose Diaz ...

Polk County Sheriff ‘s Office Press Release Detectives from the PCSO Tactical Drug Unit, Organized Crime Unit, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force worked together in a year ...

PCSO Press Release The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Aliya Cruz of West Highland Street, Lakeland, four days after she fatally struck a pedestrian on W. Highland Street then fled ...

At the Aug. 7 City Commission meeting, Bates Road resident Leon Daniels told commissioners he believes he is being singled out by the Haines City Police Department. Daniels said he recently received ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday night in Lakeland after three individuals reported their vehicle was struck by gunfire. It’s believed the incident ...

Elected in 2022, Mr. Nolte was serving his first term on the Polk County School Board, with his term set to continue through November 2026. He had been on medical leave ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old Artavis Pierce of Lakeland for battery domestic violence on Thurs 21, 2025. Just before 1:00 a.m. this morning, deputies were dispatched to the ...