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Assistant City Manager Tray Towles outlines the request to expand the Code Enforcement Department from three to six. Included is also rebranding the positions as Neighborhood Services Officers. Photo by Steve Steiner | The Citrus Tea News The post Bartow: Code Enforcement seeks to add Neighborhood Service Officer posi

BARTOW, Fla. - A jury in Bartow began deliberating Friday whether to sentence 44-year-old Shaun Runyon to death for killing three of his coworkers at a Davenport home in 2021. Runyon was previously convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Authorities said he attacked his cowo

Jordyn Mirelez PLANT CITY, Fla. – A 19-year-old from Plant City faces multiple charges after...

Jacqueline Carter (PCSO) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 32-year-old Davenport woman faces a drunk driving...

If Florida had a best-kept secret, it would probably be annoyed that Zephyrhills keeps telling everyone about itself. Zephyrhills, Florida is the kind of town that makes you reconsider everything you thought you knew about what retirement in Florida has to cost. Here’s the situation. Most people think of...

Walden Lake — A Better Course. A Stronger Community. Walden Lake has always been more than a collection of homes. It has been shaped by recreation, golf, and the places where neighbors gather. We see an opportunity to restore an important part of that identity through a thoughtful, golf-first reinvestment in the former

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A new tolled road in Polk County is ahead of schedule and could open next summer, offering drivers a more direct north-south route between U.S. 17 and the existing Polk Parkway. The Central Polk Parkway is a 6.5-mile road that will connect U.S. 17 to...

A school bus driver and bus attendant in Polk County are facing felony charges. Both are accused of tormenting a severely disabled, non-verbal teenager. FOX 13's Carla Bayron reports.

The Florida Department of Health in Polk County reported its first case of dengue fever on Thursday.

A quick stop can turn into an afternoon when every booth seems to hold one more thing worth seeing. At Lakeland Antique Mall in Lakeland, Florida, shelves and display cases are crowded with vintage treasures, colorful collectibles, old signs, and unexpected pieces of theme park history. The sheer variety makes...