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

Two former members of the city board claim Ron Grimming was passed over for the chief of police job because of the color of his skin, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report. ...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

Across America, Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 140,000 census workers, hired from within each local community, are canvassing neighborhoods to identify each residential address. This is preliminary to distributing the actual census questionnaires. ...more

November 4, 2009

Across America, Census Bureau workers are knocking on doors. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 140,000 census workers, hired from within each local community, are canvassing neighborhoods to identify each residential address. This is preliminary to distributing the actual census questionnaires. ...more

November 1, 2009

U.S. Census Bureau estimated more than 36 million trick-or-treaters wandered the streets last year ...more

October 27, 2009

Children, adults, seniors - all are being affected by the national recession, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. ...more

October 23, 2009

The recession has put the squeeze on Tampa Bay area residents, as can be seen in figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The results are based on the annual American Community Survey, conducted nationwide. ...more

September 26, 2009

Banks expanded at a breathtaking pace in the past five years, adding more than 10,000 full-service branches, but barely 1 in 10 were in inner-city minority neighborhoods. ...more

August 19, 2009

Your tax dollars at work! Today a woman came down my street and told me she was with the U.S. Census. She was "mapping out" all the houses on our street. ...more

April 25, 2009