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Lines lengthen, tempers shorten as Polk residents seek gas before Milton strikes
LAKELAND — Debra Byers assumed the impromptu role of traffic director Tuesday morning at the Downtown In & Out 76 gas station in Lakeland’s Dixieland neighborhood. Vehicles formed two lines stretching in opposite directions back onto South Florida Avenue and West Ridgewood Street, as drivers sought to fill their tanks at one of...
Polk County Parks and Environmental Lands Sites to Close
In advance of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, the following Polk County parks, facilities, and operations will close at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8 until further notice:. All programs and events at Polk’s Nature Discovery Center are canceled through the weekend and will resume after Circle B Bar Reserve reopens.
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