Despite going up against some of the top programs in the state, the Avon Park boys weightlifting squad showed they have the power to lift weights with anyone by finishing third in the Bartow Invitational weightlifting meet on Saturday. ...more

March 24, 2009

Led by senior Alvin Hinson's first place finish in the 169-pound weight class, the Avon Park boys weightlifting team managed to finish third in Saturday's meet at Sarasota High School. ...more

March 17, 2009

The University of South Florida Sun Dome opened its doors to returning veterans Saturday for a free "welcome home" celebration that offered job opportunities and overviews of benefits. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Avon Park boys weightlifting team made quite an impression in Saturday's eight-team meet at LaBelle High School. ...more

March 10, 2009

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

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

A day after The Salvation Army turned to the community for 500 turkeys, the agency received enough birds and donations to feed its 5,300 families and then some. ...more

December 17, 2008

A day after The Salvation Army turned to the community for 500 turkeys, the agency received enough birds and donations to feed its 5,300 families and then some. ...more

December 16, 2008