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The Florida Department of Transportation has confirmed plans to move up the construction dates of two major highway projects in Polk County. The agency revealed starting dates for two local ...
A 53-year old man was found floating in a retention pond Sunday morning at the Chelsea Oaks subdivision in South Lakeland, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. Residents called 911 about ...
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along I-4 east of Tampa and west of Orlando, it is the most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. [8] Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lakeland is ...
[9] [10] Judd served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida and Florida Southern College. [4] Judd served as president of the Florida Sheriffs Association (2013–2014) [4] and president of the Major County Sheriffs of America (2018–2019). [4] He is a commissioner on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety ...
The paper was founded on August 22, 1924, as the Lakeland Evening Ledger.In 1927, it bought its main competitor, the morning Lakeland Star-Telegram.By 1930, it was obvious that Lakeland could not support two papers, so Ledger Publishing Company merged the two papers into a single morning paper, the Lakeland Ledger and Star-Telegram.
An 18-year-old man died Sunday in a single-car crash in Lakeland that left a passenger with serious injuries, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
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Polk County (/ p oʊ k /) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. [1] Its county seat is Bartow, [2] and its largest city is Lakeland. Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan ...