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GiveWell Grant to Benefit Dual-Enrollment Students at Local Schools, Webber University
Dual-enrollment of Lake Wales Charter School students in STEM courses at Webber International University will result from a a $10,000 Impact Polk grant from the George W. Jenkins Fund within GiveWell Community Foundation. The grant will provide greater access to students pursuing careers as registered nurses or occupational therapy assistants,...
Polk's art museum renamed for Ashley Gibson Barnett after 'transformational' donation
Just as it is undergoing a physical transformation, Polk County’s premiere art museum has received a financial injection that yields a new name. The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is now The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College. Museum officials will market it as The AGB, as indicated by a sign now on display in the lobby. The name change reflects a donation from the Nicholas and Ashley Barnett Foundation...
Florida man shot dead by police after he ran over his 81-year-old grandmother
A Florida man was shot and killed on Friday after hitting his grandmother with a vehicle and then getting into a confrontation with a Polk County deputy. Henry Maynard, 19, reversed into his 81-year-old grandmother following an argument over an Almond Joy candy bar she had left on his computer.
Duke Energy Pole Replacement Projects Close Lake Mabel Loop Road and Old Polk City Road
Separate pole replacement projects by Duke Energy will close two Polk County roads starting July 15. Replacement of aged wooden poles with light-duty steel poles requires closing Lake Mabel Loop Road and Old Polk City Road to allow for traffic and worker safety, as well as room for the stationing of oversized equipment within the right-of-way.
Blackstone sells Polk County industrial park for $104 million
A three-building industrial park in Polk County has sold for a combined $104 million.<\p> A subsidiary of Blackstone of Real Estate Income Trust sold Four Corners Business Park in Davenport to California-based LBA Realty, according to Polk County property records. No brokers were involved in the sale, which industry observers said included more than a dozen buildings in multiple markets. <\p>
Woman dies while working at a Polk County Mosaic plant
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is still investigating a death that occurred at the Mosaic phosphate plant in the Bradley area south of Mulberry. 29-year-old Jameka Williams was a process operator for the company and was working Friday night when she slipped and fell into the machinery. Polk County...
Deputies: Woman dead after falling into machine while working at Mosaic Plant in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman died Friday after falling into a machine at the Mosaic plant located in the Bradley area, south of Mulberry. Deputies are investigating 29-year-old Jameka Williams' death as an industrial accident-related death, the sheriff's office said...
PCSO: Mosaic employee dies after falling into machinery at Bradley plant
An employee died Friday night in an industrial accident at a Mosaic plant in the Bradley area south of Mulberry, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. Jameka Williams, 29, a process operator, was working atop a piece of machinery when she slipped and fell into it, Sheriff Grady Judd said in a video...
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