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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities in Polk County are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who walked out of a local convenience store with unpaid merchandise earlier this week. The incident took place just after 8:00 a.m. on February 24, 2026, at the Nick &...

Davenport’s dining scene is getting a new roll this spring, as Fancy Q Sushi & Thai plans to open a fresh outpost at the Forest Lake Drive shopping center just off U.S. Highway 27. The spot will extend the Lakeland-based brand into another busy Polk County corridor, adding one more sushi-and-Thai option along the...

DOVER, Fla. (WFLA)—A convicted felon was arrested after using a vacant property to store firearms and narcotics, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to a home on Clinton Street in Dover on Feb. 19 to assist the Florida Department of Corrections with a probation search on Adrian...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tampa, Florida – Strong thunderstorms could bring wind gusts up to 50 mph along I-75 by midafternoon Saturday, creating sudden travel hazards across interior sections of west-central Florida. According to...

The Still Property Group, a developer specializing in residential conversion projects, has completed the transformation of a Polk County hotel and has borrowed $30 million to carry it through until the property is leased up. The property, at 1150 3rd St. S.W., was a 330-unit downtown Winter Haven hotel which...

TAMPA, Fla. - Three men from the Bay Area are being called heroes by local anti-communist organizers after they were fired upon by the Cuban military. The boat they were on encroached upon Cuban waters on Wednesday. Four were killed and six were taken into custody. The Cuban government labeled...

There is a buffet in Florida where people line up outside before the doors even open, and once you catch a whiff of what is cooking inside, you will completely understand why. This is not a chain restaurant serving reheated trays of bland food. Every dish here tastes like it...

Starwood Capital Group has grabbed a fresh slice of the Tampa-area rental market, acquiring two apartment communities, Park Springs in Plant City and Centro Place Senior Apartments in Tampa, for a combined 360 units in a deal the industry pegs at roughly $47.3 million. The buy folds both family-focused and senior...

Red Calliope Gallery on Evers and Rouge Champagne Bar in Plant City have become the go-to spot in the historic downtown corridor for all things art, music, comedy, and theater. This past October, they debuted their first cabaret show, La Lemiere, which was a mixture of Broadway’s sexy songs, Chicago, Moulin Rouge,...

Florida Southern College has selected Dr. Daryl Ward as executive director of the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (The AGB). Ward has served as interim executive director since June 26, 2025, providing steady leadership and building on the Museum’s strong momentum during a period of transition. Following Ward’s...