Polk County deputies have arrested the husband of the driver they say struck and killed a Haines City teenager Friday night. Rodney Clem Cummings was in the car with his wife, Candy Cummings, when the vehicle struck 17-year-old Samantha Hastings, sending her flying into a barbed wire fence, deputies said. ...more

January 19, 2009

An anonymous tip led Polk County deputies to arrest a woman in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a 17-year-old girl Friday night. ...more

January 19, 2009

Before she left her house Friday night to hang out with a friend, Samantha Hasting sent a text message. ...more

January 18, 2009

Thirty-seven people were arrested and 109 roosters seized Saturday after Polk County sheriff's deputies received an anonymous tip and broke up a Mulberry cockfighting ring. ...more

January 18, 2009

WRESTLING Nature Coast senior Shayne Gracteroly goes 10-0 at two-day Poinciana Duals as shorthanded Sharks finish fourth overall. ...more

January 17, 2009

While conducting a narcotics investigation last night, Polk County Sheriff's Office investigators discovered a cockfighting ring, according to a media release. ...more

January 17, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is looking for a vehicle, possibly a Ford, that struck and killed a 17-year-old Haines City girl Friday night, officials said. ...more

January 17, 2009

CENTRAL LADY BEARS ...more

January 14, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES O'Neal Picks Wisconsin Newsome senior two-way lineman Conor O'Neal has verbally committed to Wisconsin. ...more

January 13, 2009

Despite a sluggish start, Avon Park managed to beat Frostproof by a score of 62-41 in boys basketball on Saturday night. ...more

January 12, 2009