Nearly 30 people at a Mulberry phosphate processing and mining facility were treated this morning after being exposed to a sulfur dioxide gas leak, Polk County Public Safety spokeswoman Heather Smith said. ...more

October 17, 2008

The Lake Placid volleyball team was a little tired after their five-set match against Sebring on Monday, but the three-time defending district champion Green Dragons still had enough left in the tank to dispatch Mulberry 25-19, 20-25, 26-24 and 25-22 in a Class 3A-District 10 match-up on Tuesday. ...more

October 16, 2008

Junior tailback Jermaine West rushed for two touchdowns and returned an interception for a score on Friday night to lead Mulberry past Lake Placid 49-7 in a Class 2A-District 5 game at the Phosphate Bowl. ...more

October 11, 2008

Never mind the game plan, Lake Placid football coach Jason Holden was more worried about his football team's spirits after a 43-0 shutout at the hands of Braden River last Friday. ...more

October 10, 2008

State agriculture inspectors will check an Orlando dairy this week that was the source of milk that left blackish stains inside containers. ...more

October 8, 2008

A 47-year-old man slipped on some sardines this morning while fishing from the Sunshine Skyway's south fishing pier and fell into Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg fire officials say. ...more

October 1, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is looking for vandals who did $3,000 damage to a school bus in Mulberry. ...more

September 30, 2008

Two teenagers were arrested Saturday in the armed robbery of two men, one of whom was shot in the thigh, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 28, 2008

MULBERRY Two teenagers were arrested today in the armed robbery of two men outside their home, one of whom was injured by a gunshot, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 27, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office wants to talk to two men who were at a Mulberry convenience store Thursday afternoon about the shooting and attempted robbery of another man at a nearby home. ...more

September 26, 2008