Davenport Pitmasters Smoking the Competition
Sitting alongside the busy thoroughfare of US Hwy 17-92 in Davenport is a building that has some tales to tell. Built in 1911 by the Whoolery family, the second-oldest home in the area has served as a hotel, boarding house, tea room, and flower shop. These days, however, the mouthwatering aroma of smoked meat wafts...
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Aug. 7-14
Including Mike Campbell, Kesha, Attack Dog, and more.
Florida Dept. of Health weighs in on BMI
The Florida Department of Health is taking aim at preventing chronic disease. Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo announced a new pilot program July 24 where the FDE, through its Health through You Initiative, is partnering with WW – formerly known as WeightWatchers – to provide free memberships for residents of...
Meet the 2025-26 Polk CountyCattlemen’s Sweetheart
Anna Conroy Champions Ranching With Grit and Grace. Ask Anna Conroy about her new title as the 2025–26 Polk County Cattlemen’s Sweetheart and she’ll be the first to tell you: It’s not a beauty pageant. “Even as a little girl, I’ve always wanted to be able...
YMCA Expands After-School Programs to Support Working Families in Polk County
The YMCA in Polk County is expanding its after-school programs. The Par 3 After School Program in Lakeland is returning, offering structured enrichment and safe supervision for elementary-aged children. Winston Elementary, in Lakeland, now offers both before- and after-school care, helping working parents to...
Man charged as accessory in 2020 Frostproof slayings was seeking bail. Now he faces...
The brother of the man charged with gunning down three men at a Frostproof lake in 2020 is now among several people accused of using a pair of shoes to smuggle drugs into the Polk County Jail, an affidavit shows. An accessory after the fact in the 2020 triple homicides in Frostproof who was set for an Aug. 6 bond...
High School Principal Who Once Saved a Student Now Arrested for DUI, Cocaine Possession
Nationwide — Scott Hazlett, a high school principal from Tampa, Florida, was recently arrested for DUI and cocaine possession just a year after he made headlines for saving a student’s life. He is now on leave from Leto High School. According to WLBT, Temple Terrace police stopped Hazlett...
‘He just never showed up’: Florida plumber touting 25 years experience took $1,550 deposit,...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — What started as a project to make a bathroom more accessible for an elderly mom turned into a family paying for a job without seeing any work and discovering the plumber they hired had no business taking the job. Watch full report from Susan El...
Manatee County residents bouncing back after flooding from Hurricane Debby
In the year since Hurricane Debby, neighbors across the Tampa Bay Area have been rebuilding their homes and lives.
Sarasota neighborhood flooded by Hurricane Debby still recovering one year later
It's been one year since Hurricane Debby brushed the coast of the Bay Area. The storm dumped rain and flooded neighborhoods in its wake.