A Polk County Fire Rescue captain resigned from his position after he was arrested and charged with several felonies. Investigators said he is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old fire rescue cadet in training, who he met when she came to the fire station for a ride-along.
Florida Department of Health: The Florida Department of Health will have a FREE drive-through COVID-19 testing site available this Friday at Lake Maude Park from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Feel free to spread the word (but not the germs)!
Bartow, Haines City, Winter Haven Celebrating Juneteenth by James Coulter On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, officially abolishing slavery and freeing more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans. Two years later, on June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger released General Order No. 3,…
Florida Department of Health: The Florida Department of Health will have a FREE drive-through COVID-19 testing site available this Friday at Lake Maude Park from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Feel free to spread the word (but not the germs)!