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Runaway Rider’s GPS Reveals Girlfriend’s Auburndale Hideout: Polk County Deputies Nab Two
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies recently demonstrated that a combination of good police work and a bit of luck can lead to successful arrests. On Friday night, August 9th, a deputy noticed a motorcycle without a license plate on Rifle Range Road. The driver, later identified as 27-year-old Jonathon Haas, attempted to flee but got his motorcycle stuck in the grass. He then tried to run but was apprehended by two deputies.
Raptor Center of Tampa Bay searching for owl that escaped enclosure during Tropical Storm Debby
BRANDON, Fla. - The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay has been searching for a Great Horned Owl, Charlie, who's been missing since August 5, when Tropical Storm Debby rolled through Tampa Bay. Charlie, a 4-year-old Great Horned Owl, escaped his enclosure during the storm. Now, searchers are worried for his...
How Faith In Action Helps Seniors in North Lakeland
The group’s founder is older than most of the people she serves. A yellow house in North Lakeland may be small and ordinary, but the work happening inside is both grand and good. Each week, Faith In Action volunteers pack up hundreds of bags of food for people in need.
Former Red Box employee has thousands of DVDs with no place to deliver them after company files for bankruptcy
LAKELAND, Fla. — One of the largest DVD rental chains in the country, Red Box, has ceased operations after its parent company filed for bankruptcy. It’s left many now former employees with no direction on what will happen next, including one previous worker living in Polk County. Nick...
First ever Sip & Sprout Festival brings 20+ vendors together in Plant City
There’s a big event for those with a green thumb (or a taste for good wine) set for Plant City this October. The first ever Sip and Sprout Festival is set for Metals and Nature’s 2 acre garden at 1501 W State Rd 60 on October 19 from 9am-2pm. Explore more than a dozen vendors while you take in the natural beauty of this Plant City gem.
Daily Digs: FAMU's New Putting Room, Carolina Coast's New Practice Facility, and More!
The 2024 HBCU National Champions unveil a new putting room ahead of the new school year thanks to donations from the Rattlers-in-Arms and the Plant City Alumni Chapter. "This is a very transformational project on our campus," said Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes. "Special thanks to Mr. Stubbs, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Kinsey, the Plant City Alumni Chapter, and Rattlers-in-Arms for making an investment in this space so our student-athletes can work on their game no matter the weather or time of day."
Son Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of His Mother In Brandon: Hillsborough County Sheriff
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended John Aylor, the son of a 64-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed on Monday, August 12, 2024. Following a tip from a concerned citizen, Aylor was arrested without incident early Tuesday morning in Brandon. He is now...
Weaving Her Way: How a Love for Nature Transformed into an Award Winning Career in Art
Weaving Her Way: How a Love for Nature Transformed into an Award Winning Career in Art. Photography by Jordan Randall, Jonathan Wayne Andress and David Dickey Jr. or artists, inspiration is everywhere. Marcia Morse Mullins, acclaimed fiber artist and basket maker, found it for the first time in her own backyard.
Man arrested for allegedly stabbing his mother to death in Brandon: HCSO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County deputies have caught the man they say stabbed his own mother to death on Monday. The sheriff's office also released new video Tuesday of John Aylor, 37, being arrested about 24 hours after the stabbing death of his mother, Julie Aylor, 64, at her home in Brandon.
State of Florida Acquires 423,000 SF Warehouse in Auburndale for Emergency Response Hub
AUBURNDALE, FLA. — The State of Florida has purchased a 423,000-square-foot warehouse within Midpoint Florida Logistics Center in Auburndale, a Central Florida city near Lakeland. Dalfen Industrial sold the newly delivered property for an undisclosed price. Florida’s Division of Emergency Management plans to use the facility, situated near I-4,...
Wish Farms makes COO promotion
Wish Farms has promoted James Peterson to chief operating officer for the Plant City, Fla.-based international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and pineberries. Peterson joined the company in 2011, eventually becoming vice president of sales and marketing. With a background in premium seating sales for the...
GoFundMe started for Everett couple killed in Florida car crash
So far, the GoFundMe has raised nearly $35,000. A GoFundMe for the Everett couple killed in a Florida car crash on August 7 has raised nearly $35,000. The funds raised will be used to support the couple’s three children, one of whom witnessed the crash. Ronald Jean Baptiste and...
Bay Area children's book author writes stories that inspire young minds
SEFFNER, Fla. - Calvin Reynolds is a children’s book author and illustrator based in Seffner. As well as creating his own books, he illustrates for independent authors all over the country. Reynolds' main series of books revolve around his character, Jayce the Bee. It’s an acronym which stands for...
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