Polk County Fairgrounds levy headed to May ballot. How much would it cost property owners?
Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to put a levy on the May ballot to fund operations at the fairgrounds and make ...
DNR proposal to lease, clear state managed forest lands for solar panels met with anger
Some 420 acres of state-managed, forested land near Gaylord, and nearly 1,100 acres near Roscommon, would be leased to solar developers, and portions clear-cut ...
Polk County Commission blocks planned 113-day road closure on Lake Marion Creek Road
The Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit future road closures of more than five days without its ...
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Lakeland Leaders: Florida’s Anti-Camping Law Won’t Affect City’s Approach
A Florida law outlawing homeless people from camping on public property won't change the way Lakeland has handled public ...
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Sean Hannity buys $23.5 million megamansion in Florida with nearly 2 acres of waterfront land
Fox News host Sean Hannity was just revealed as the buyer of a jaw-dropping $23.5 million estate in Manalapan, Fla., snapping up the extravagant waterfront megamansion just 10 months after ...
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AdventHealth buys 200 acres in Polk County
The Altamonte Springs-based health system has purchased over 200 acres in Polk County where it plans to ... Lakeland has approved AdventHealth's land-use application for the project, the ...
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Drones spotted near at least 17 military bases located next to Chinese-owned land in US
Mysterious drones have been reported near military bases in Hawaii and by installations in Utah, California, Maine and Florida — among ... country would use the land to spy on US military ...
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Polk County man accused of forcing kids to witness abuse of family pet
POLK COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested William Leviticus Self, 37, of Cedartown on three counts of Cruelty to Children. Self was taken into custody on Dec. 15 ...
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AdventHealth buys 200 acres in Lakeland
in South Lakeland, according to Polk County property records ... Lakeland has approved AdventHealth's land-use application for the project, the spokesperson said. Plans are in the early stages ...
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State approves conservation easements for Polk County properties totaling almost 1,200 acres
Lake Wales CommonsCity annexes 558 acres west of US 27 for proposed mixed-use community The Florida ... Polk County had considered buying an easement on Raley Grove through its taxpayer-funded ...
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Florida couple who bought plot of land to build dream home is shut down after discovering little-known law
A couple in Florida ... County records confirm the property was zoned for residential or agricultural use. 'I was getting the green light on everything. My property was being brought up on the GIS ...
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Florida President Results: Trump Wins
Donald Trump has won the Florida contest, NBC News projects, and secured the state’s 30 Electoral College votes. In 2020, Trump won Florida with 51% of the vote to Joe Biden’s 48%. In 2016 ...