9th Annual Honoring Our Heroes - Remembering the Day The Polk County Veteran's Council along with all Polk County Law Enforcement and Fire agencies are coordinating an event marking the seventeenth anniversary of 9-11 that honors all Polk County's first responders while paying tribute to those who lost their lives…
Winter Haven Police Department D.A.R.E. Graduation - Long Time DARE Officer Retiring On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. at Winter Haven Worship Center 1835 Overlook Dr. Winter Haven, FL, D.A.R.E. Officer Terry Bowden will conduct his final D.A.R.E. Graduation as he hands the responsibilities to Officer Kris Bhoj.…
Goats and Rabbits and Pigs (Oh My!) at 75th Annual Polk County Youth Fair by James Coulter Regan Durden, 13, never tied a goat before until a few weeks ago, yet she won first place at the goat tying competition on Monday at the Polk County Youth Fair in Bartow.…
Winter Haven Police Department Working with the youth of our community is second nature to Officer Derrick Doles – even after retirement. Derrick Doles starting with the Winter Haven Police Department as a dispatcher in 1989 moving to Police Officer in 1991. His 28 year career with the agency has…
Winter Haven Celebrates 30th Carols In The Park by James Coulter For three decades, folks have come a caroling among the leaves of green in Winter Haven's Central Park, and there they go a wandering so fair to be seen. Downtown Winter Haven celebrated its 30th Annual Carols in the…