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Polk County crash kills mother, injures 2 kids with driver suspected to be under the influence
DAVENPORT, Fla. — A single-vehicle crash killed a Jacksonville mother and injured her two children near Davenport on Friday night. A 2024 Nissan sedan veered off the North Ridge Trail just before 8 p.m. while speeding and went over a guardrail, through a fence and hit a tree, Polk County Sheriff's deputies said.
People-focused CEO and chairman of Lakeland fertilizer company dies
Polk County entrepreneur Jack Harrell Jr., CEO of Harrell’s, died in his home in Lakeland on July 13 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor. Harrell was 68. He received his diagnosis six months ago. Harrell’s, a 500-employee manufacturing company focused on fertilizer and turf maintenance chemicals,...
Jacksonville Mom Killed In High-Speed Crash Near Davenport: Polk County Sheriff
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A tragic single-vehicle crash on North Ridge Trail near Davenport claimed the life of a 39-year-old woman and injured three others on Friday evening. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 2024 Nissan sedan, traveling at a high speed, failed to negotiate a 90-degree turn and left the roadway around 7:54 PM. The vehicle went through a guardrail and fence before colliding with a tree.
Polk Countians help fuel 'electrifying' mood at Republican National Convention
A global computer outage Friday left many who had attended the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee scrambling to reschedule canceled flights. For those who made the trip from Polk County, that just meant more time to bask in the afterglow of what they considered an exalted gathering. Lakeland’s Ed Shoemaker,...
Florida's back-to-school tax-free holiday is coming up. What to know
With the new school year quickly approaching, you can expect some juicy back-to-school sales to crop up soon, too. Most scholarly sales happen around one of Florida’s many tax-free holidays. The next one up on the calendar is the back-to-school tax-free holiday, which stretches across two weeks at the end of July and the beginning of August.
Davenport dreams of turning this 50-acre, century-old farm into a beautiful park
A slice of a century-old Florida farm could be just the spot Davenport leaders have been dreaming about for a park. So they quickly bought it before land in the city becomes completely blanketed in subdivisions. Before approving the purchase, the commissioners envisioned family picnics, a venue for Fourth of...
Polk County Couple Catapults to Fame on ‘The Great Food Truck Race’
The owners of Lakeland-based Catapult business Plates on Deck are entertaining foodies across the globe as they compete on the 17th season of The Great Food Truck Race. Plates on Deck is one of nine teams traveling through the Gulf Coast for a chance to win $50,000 in the culinary competition hosted by celebrity chef Tyler Florence.
Editorial – Sheriff Grady Judd and his Animal Services – Time for Real Transparency
Sheriff Grady Judd has done great things to clean up the streets in Polk County but when it comes to cleaning up his mess and his animal services he refuses to talk about it. Sheriff Grady Judd loves the camera and likes to tell everybody in the world that he arrested this that the and the other person.
Lakeland’s VA Clinic Moves Into Its New Home
A new, state-of-the-art Veterans Affairs clinic has opened in south Lakeland, and patients and staff say it’s a big improvement. The two-story facility is at 2080 Meadowland Park Blvd, behind the Sam’s Club on Lakeland Highlands Road. It will have its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 26.
Lakeland’s New VA Clinic Opens
A new, state-of-the-art Veterans Affairs clinic has opened in south Lakeland, and patients and staff say it’s a huge improvement. The two-story facility is at 2080 Meadowland Park Blvd, behind the Sam’s Club on Lakeland Highlands Road. It will have its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 26.
Lakeland Girl Faces Man Accused of Murdering Her Family
On Thursday morning in the Polk County Courthouse, a 14-year-old girl bravely walked past Bryan James Riley, the man accused of murdering four members of her family and trying to murder her in September 2021. An armed sheriff’s bailiff and an assistant state attorney stayed between her and Riley.
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