Edward "Rusty" R. Rutledge August 29th, 1934 - February 26th, 2026 Edward R. “Rusty” Rutledge, 91, of Haines City, passed away on February 26, 2026, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Attention Residents and Commuters! The City of Haines City Utilities Department will be continuing infrastructure enhancements beginning at 30th Street and progressing east along Pryor Road. Work is ...

Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) crews responded to a fatal fire off Ralph Road in Lakeland on Tuesday Morning. PCFR crews were dispatched at 9:48 a.m. and arrived on scene at 9:50 a.m. — Local ...

Residents are invited to lace up their walking shoes and enjoy the outdoors in celebration of National Take a Walk in a Park Day on Mon0. The Mulberry Public Library is partnering with Se7en Wetlands ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies issued an arrest warrant for 31-year-old Ashley Hernandez after a new victim came forward with details that Hernandez also stole jewelry when she was hired to ...

Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) responded to a mobile home fire on Pine Ridge Drive yesterday (Mar. 1) evening at approximately 9:45 PM. Initial reports indicated two individuals were possibly ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Press Release PCSO deputies arrested a Dundee woman who critically injured a motorcyclist with her vehicle then fled the scene at approximately 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, March ...

Monday morning, March 2nd, a PCSO deputy responded to the area in front of Bartow Executive Airport on northbound US 17, to assist a disabled vehicle. A black Chrysler 300 was stopped in the outside ...

Put on your green and head to Downtown Bartow for a fun, free community celebration as Saint Paddy’s Unparade kicks off March Friday Fest March 20. The evening begins with the Saint Paddy’s Unparade — ...

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After five decades of representing Polk State College, thirty-five of those years as its general counsel, Don Wilson is handing off the long-standing client to a fellow attorney in his office. But ...