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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.
Citrus Connection Schedule changes Tuesday
The Citrus Connection will operate normally on Monday but starting Tuesday it will be transporting residents to special needs shelters. “We’re running full-service today and getting people into dialysis early and then starting tomorrow morning at 7, the special needs shelters are open,” said Tom Phillips, executive director for Citrus Connection. “So we’ll have probably around 30 routes.
Watson Clinic Announces Closures Due to Hurricane Milton
All Watson Clinic locations will be closed on Wednesday, October 9, and Thursday, October 10 due to the projected path of Hurricane Milton. Every effort will be made to reschedule patient appointments that were to have taken place on these dates. The following Watson Clinic locations will adhere to these closures:
Swan Brewing stockpiles drinking water for post-storm
Swan Brewing announced via its Facebook page that its crew has been busy Tuesday cleaning tanks to store 2,000 gallons of fresh drinking water for post-storm use. The Lakeland brewery remains open until 9 p.m. Tuesday. “As soon as it’s safe to do so, just bring your gallon jugs, 5-gallon...
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