From Lakeland to Davenport and Auburndale to Frostproof, Polk County is linked by more than just Interstate 4 and U.S. 27. ...more

November 8, 2009

The warfare waged among the high schools in Polk County has always been top notch, but this past week, the need to win was played out not on the sweaty gridiron on a humid Friday night, but in an air-conditioned, oak paneled courtroom on a Wednesday afternoon. ...more

November 6, 2009

Freedom High is building a weight room on its campus, thanks to an $8,000 grant from the National Football League's Youth Football Fund. ...more

October 14, 2009

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 138, Port Tampa, recently held a reception for its 2009 delegates to Girls State, which took place in July in Tallahassee. ...more

September 23, 2009

If you have never tried truffles before, we highly recommend it. But be careful - they can be addictive. ...more

March 27, 2009

Neil Enerson's roots are in the city with which Indy car racing is synonymous. Beginning last season, he took an opportunity to bring that Indianapolis influence to Odessa. ...more

March 27, 2009

Adding another 1,500 square feet to a total of 19,500 square feet doesn't sound like much. ...more

March 20, 2009

Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin represents the new breed of hockey players who play the game with a whole lot of skill mixed in with nearly as much pizzazz. ...more

March 20, 2009

Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. ...more

March 13, 2009

Bidding for Beach Rights Here we go again ... more of the same! Our illustrious County Commissioners discovering yet another way to put their hands in the cookie jar groveling around for those last crumbs in the bottom. Pine Island has been a complete, workable, beautiful little paradise for our area for 18 years, so now it's been discussed to open the bids for a new operator. Parks Director Pat Fagan quotes in one paragraph "it needs to be looked at with economic conditions to see if we can get more money," then admits "sometimes it's not always about the money" in reference to Willie Kochounian being a top-notch vendor and having no public complaints. So which is it County Commissioners? Have you just discovered another way to make more money from us common folk for the "county coffers" you refer to? Or does 18 years of good rapport and service speak for itself? ...more

March 12, 2009