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JEFF POLVERINE of the Pepsi Bottling Group speaks Thursday at the Lakeland Economic Development Councils annual meeting. PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP'S NEW FACILITY
Economic Development Meeting Highlights Growth
Pepsi Bottling Group showed off its new Lakeland home Thursday: an 110,000-square-foot facility at Interstate Commerce Park that will be used to refurbish thousands of vending machines and soda fountains each year. The arrival of Somers, N.Y.-based Pepsi Bottling was one of several announcements more»
  • Sheriff's Office Copter Makes Hard Landing
    POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE crime scene investigators document the site where a Sheriffs Office helicopter crashed Thursday at Lake Wales Airport. No one was seriously hurt. LAKE WALES | Two Polk County sheriff's pilots practicing emergency operations escaped serious injuries when their helicopter crashed about 4:40 p.m. Thursday at Lake Wales Airport. more»
  • CLASS 6A BASEBALL
    Dreadnaughts Put Puzzle Pieces Together at the Right Time
    LAKELAND HIGH SENIORS Taylor Wrenn, left, Daniel Rockhold, center, and Keon Broxton, right, have been key players in the Dreadnaughts earning a state tournament berth. Lakeland's run to the state baseball tournament was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Early on, the Dreadnaughts appeared to have a bunch of odd-shaped pieces that didn't fit together, but as the season developed, each piece fell into place. The Dreadnaughts find out in the next day or two... more»
  • GARDENING
    Weekend Plantings
    A native shrub that's sporting clusters of dainty, pink blossoms now is American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). Though these flowers are small, they transform the stems of this deciduous bush into decorative wands. more»
  • NAIA NATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
    Royals Set National Championship Quest
    Every team has its demons. For the Warner Southern College softball team it was Savannah College of Art and Design - and themselves. Once the Royals overcame those menacing monsters, they broke out in a big way. The Royals (37-9) are headed to the NAIA National Championships for just the second... more»
  • School to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary
    TEACHERS WES BELISLE, left, and Gabriela Rubio look through yearbooks Wednesday at Boone Middle School in Haines City. HAINES CITY | Just imagine driving from Winter Haven to Ocala and seeing nothing along U.S. 27 North except orange groves and cattle - and, yes, one truck stop. That was the Florida landscape 50 years ago. more»
  • Streetscaping Work Is Delayed Again
    HAINES CITY | The downtown streetscaping project has been mired in paperwork and delayed for another month. The $2.36 million project, which involves North Sixth Street, parts of Jones Avenue and the Railroad Park area, was supposed to begin April 1. more»
  • Airport Operator Wants City to Pay Up
    LAKE WALES | Airport operator Betty Hill said she is preparing to bill the city for the loss of business and extra expenses she has incurred since Hurricane Charley destroyed the airport in August 2004. more»
  • BARTOW
    Kissimmee Man Acquitted in Shooting Death
    Ricardo Jose Vazquez was found not guilty Thursday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Poinciana in 2006. Jurors deliberated about 2 1/2 hours before acquitting Vazquez, 26, of Kissimmee. more»
  • WINTER HAVEN
    Man Charged With Illegally Dumping Tires
    A Winter Haven man was arrested Wednesday and charged with illegally dumping used tires, said a report from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. more»
  • WINTER HAVEN
    Couple Accused of Thefts From Motel
    A Winter Haven couple was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with stealing about $1,200 worth of property and copper wire from the Sunshine Motel in Winter Haven, according to a report from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. more»
  • FORT MEADE
    Youth Day Camp Being Offered
    The city's Department of Leisure Services will offer a seven-week Youth Day Camp for children from 7 to 12 years old, as well as other activities during the summer. more»
  • WINTER HAVEN
    Birding HikeSet for Saturday
    Paul Fellers will lead the hike looking for red-cockaded woodpeckers, singing Bachman's sparrows, brown-headed nuthatch and Carolina chickadee Saturday through the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area. more»

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