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Polk County Commissioners Approve Tax Exemption to New Business to Build Data Center

Polk County November 6, 2025 0

by James Coulter More than 50 new full-time jobs, each...

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Lake Wales November 5, 2025 0

LAKE WALES • The family of 22-year-old Gavin Michael...

In Loving Memory of Jack Edwin Hamilton, 90, of Lake Wales

Obituaries November 4, 2025 0

Jack Hamilton of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away peacefully...

Frostproof Man Arrested After Violent Armed Robbery Near Lake Wales

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Deputies Arrest Lake Wales Man Accused of Breaking Into Auburndale Woman’s Apartment

Lake Wales Man Found Hiding in Swamp After Fleeing from Police

Polk County School Bus Driver Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Safe, Fleeing in School Bus

Lake Wales Property Owner Learns the Hard Way How Not to Evict

Frostproof Woman Arrested After Two Dogs Die From Heatstroke and Neglect

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