Polk County Paramedic Union Reaches 3-Year Tentative Agreement
Polk County and its EMT and paramedic union reached a tentative three-year contract adding a fourth D-shift, cutting the standard workweek from 48 hours to 42, pending two votes. The post Polk County Paramedic Union Reaches 3-Year Tentative Agreement first appeared on The Citrus Tea News and was written by Citrus Tea Staff . The Citrus Tea News covers Polk County, Florida. Truly Local News. Truly Polk County. thecitrustea.com
Enthusiastic Turnout for 50th Year Celebration Honoring Bo and Sandy Raulerson and the Founding...
Bo and Sandy Raulerson marked 50 years of Bartow Christian Books and Gifts with a ribbon tying on Main Street and a proclamation read by Mayor Tanya Tucker. The post Enthusiastic Turnout for 50th Year Celebration Honoring Bo and Sandy Raulerson and the Founding of Bartow Christian Books and Gifts first appeared on The Citrus Tea News and was written by Steven Steiner . The Citrus Tea News covers Polk County, Florida. Truly Local News. Truly Polk County. thecitrustea.com
Bartow Police Search for Missing 16-Year-Old Jessie, Last Seen Near Britts Lane
A 16-year-old Bartow juvenile named Jessie has not been seen since Sunday, and police say they still don't know where the teen might have gone. The Bartow Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward as the search continues into this week. According to a Bartow Police Department...
First Baptist Church Bartow Food Pantry Feeds About 60 Families Every Monday
The Bartow food pantry at First Baptist Church serves about 60 families every Monday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. No proof of need is required. Here is what to know. The post First Baptist Church Bartow Food Pantry Feeds About 60 Families Every Monday first appeared on The Citrus Tea News and was written by Steven Steiner . The Citrus Tea News covers Polk County, Florida. Truly Local News. Truly Polk County. thecitrustea.com
Predawn ‘Space Jellyfish’ Lights Up Lakeland Sky
Lifting off at 6:33 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the CRS-35 mission produced an expanding plume of exhaust gases illuminated by sunlight high above the still-dark landscape. The effect was a brilliant, colorful “space jellyfish.”. Lakeland resident David Guest and his family...
Red Light Run Leads To Arrest Of Lakeland Woman Wanted On Georgia Warrant
Talisa Rene Fletcher POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A traffic stop in Lakeland ended in the...
Florida Woman Punches Deputy in Face, Bites Both Arms During Hit-and-Run Investigation, Sheriff Says
A Florida woman punched a sheriff’s deputy repeatedly in the face, bit both arms, spat on her, and ripped a portable radio from her vest as the deputy tried to arrest her, according to Polk ... Read more
Bob Dylan’s Legendary 1976 Lakeland Civic Center Concert Gets Official Release
When Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue “rolled into Lakeland” on Sunday, April 18, 1976, the show lasted nearly four straight hours, according to Jeff Kline, staff writer with The Ledger. “The Rolling Thunder Revue featured a potpourri of music from folk to hard rock,” Kline wrote...
Polk County Job Fairs Set for Winter Haven and Haines City This Month
Two Polk County job fairs are set for October, a county and Sheriff's Office event Oct. 17 in Winter Haven and a CareerSource Polk veteran and community fair Oct. 29 in Haines City. The post Polk County Job Fairs Set for Winter Haven and Haines City This Month first appeared on The Citrus Tea News and was written by Citrus Tea Staff . The Citrus Tea News covers Polk County, Florida. Truly Local News. Truly Polk County. thecitrustea.com
Polk City Kitties to sell cat-themed cotton candy at Lakeland Halloween event
LAKELAND, Fla. — A Polk County cat rescue will sell cat-themed cotton candy at a Halloween event this weekend to raise money for rescued cats and kittens. DLB Cat Rescue Inc., known online as Polk City Kitties, will participate in the Thormeier Family Events Trick-or-Treat Pathway at GT II Ranch on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17–18.
