Bartow Regional Medical Center Celebrates Milestone in Expansion Project
Team members, hospital leadership and representatives from the construction firms involved in the expansion of Bartow Regional Medical Center assembled to celebrate the building’s “topping out.” . The $110 million expansion, which began in November 2024, will increase the hospital’s bed count from 72 to 90, double...
OLL Orange Varieties Revisited at Griffin’s Grove
Last September, Jason Griffin hosted a field day in his citrus grove near Lake Alfred in partnership with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). The event was well attended, and some growers requested a second field day when the crop was closer to harvest. Griffin...
Plan Ahead: Polk Tax Collector Offices Closing for Several Days in February
Polk County residents who need to renew a tag, transfer a title, or handle a tax payment in person may want to plan ahead. Why? The Polk County Tax Collector’s office has announced that a major software update that was years in the making will close all tax collector locations for two and a half days in February.
Officer Leach builds relationships through daily campus interactions
The Office of Safety and Security plays a central role at FSC, with campus safety personnel interacting everyday with students, faculty and visitors. The Maida & Billy Pou Safety Center is located in the heart of campus, making it a visible and accessible resource for the campus community. In addition to responding...
Hot take: FSC does not have a parking problem
I know it’s a crazy take. For the three and a half years that I have been at FSC, parking has always been a lingering yet prominent issue with no direct solution. I can say with full confidence that for the three and a half years I’ve been here, I really have not thought it was that bad. There have certainly been...
Robins & Morton, AdventHealth Break Ground on AdventHealth Auburndale ER
Construction firm Robins & Morton joined AdventHealth to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new AdventHealth Auburndale ER on Jan. 8 in Auburndale, Florida. The facility will feature 12 private exam rooms, advanced imaging including X-ray, CT, and ultrasound and a full-service lab. Families can also expect pediatric...
Florida Substitute Teacher Allegedly Showed Up To School Drunk
A substitute teacher in Florida is facing charges for allegedly arriving to school drunk last week, then trying to drive away after bring blocked from entry, authorities said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said officials at Lake Alfred Polytech Academy removed 44-year old Micah Alan Dyal from the classroom as a...
Video Evidence Undercuts Self-Defense Claim, Jury Convicts Man in Auburndale Execution-Style Killing
AUBURNDALE, Florida – A jury has found Kyle Robert Herrington guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of Porchia Crossley in Auburndale, FL, following a trial that concluded Jan. 31, 2026. The shooting occurred on Oct. 11, 2023, at approximately 8:45 a.m. in the area of 217 Century The post Video...
50 Shades of Evil: Florida
Wayne C. Doty, is a Florida death row inmate whose life of violence spans two brutal murders and a shocking request for execution by electric chair—the only prisoner in the state to make that choice. Serving a life sentence for the 1996 fatal shooting of night watchman Harvey Horne II during a drug-fueled robbery at...
Hillsborough County strawberry crops damaged after freeze
Tampa Bay strawberry growers were seeing damage to crops Monday morning after a weekend freeze.
