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Bok Tower worried new expressway will disrupt beloved attraction's 'quietude'
The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is exploring plans to build an extension of the Polk Parkway from SR-60 near Lake Wales, possibly disturbing the serenity of Bok Tower Gardens.
Polk County takes legal action to shut down waste recycler BS Ranch. Trial set for May
BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...
Only one proposal remains for a new Poinciana-area high school, and it's not on Lake Hatchineha Road
Polk School Board could decide at its Jan. 28 meeting on a proposal for a new $100 million-plus high school in the Poinciana ...
Lake County Leader1d
Easement protects key link to Mission Valley wildlife corridor
A vital wildlife haven in the Mission Valley was protected last week through a conservation easement with Flathead Land Trust ...
Lakeland, Polk will commission Lake Bonny watershed study after Hurricane Milton's flooding
Lake Bonny saw historic flooding from Hurricane Milton, and the city hopes to find "projects and things to address" to ...
WTSP23d
Crash involving 2 motorcycles in Polk County leaves man with serious head injuries
LAKE WALES, Fla. — A crash involving two motorcycles left a 30-year-old Haines City man with serious head injuries on New Year's Day in Polk County. The crash happened around 1 a.m. in Lake ...
Boston.com24d
Ja’Lynn Polk on his limited reps: ‘I wish I could give you an explanation’
When the Patriots selected Ja’Lynn Polk in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Washington wideout was tabbed as a high-floor, safe option for a Patriots team looking to surround Drake ...
Des Moines Register25d
Polk County plans to buy unique wetland popular for bird-watching, nature photography
Polk County has plans to own a unique wetland between Grimes and Granger that eventually will open for primitive hiking and bird-watching. Privately owned for more than a century, the Brenton ...
Tampa Bay Times25d
Hillsborough deputy arrested on domestic battery charge in Polk County
Polk County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Mulberry home of Mark Verkest, 38, for a report of an altercation with a woman who also lives there, according to a news release from the ...
Los Angeles Times25d
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime. Here are the maps that show it
At the time it was overwhelmingly approved by 90% of neighborhoods in L.A. County. This month parts of it were repealed by Proposition 36. Eighty-seven percent of neighborhoods that previously ...
The Free Press26d
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested For Domestic Violence Battery In Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested in Polk County on a charge of domestic violence battery. On Saturday, December 28th, Polk County Sheriff’s deputies ...
The Boston Globe27d
As Ladd McConkey shines in Patriots’ faces, Ja’Lynn Polk commits again to keep working amid awful rookie year
FOXBOROUGH — Patriots wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk logged his first offensive snap of Saturday’s game against the Chargers late in the third quarter. The stat sheet didn’t get much more ...