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Polk Schools Runoff Pits DeSantis Pick Against Ex-Foster Youth, Cash Gap Widens
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Polk Schools Runoff Pits DeSantis Pick Against Ex-Foster Youth, Cash Gap Widens

Abby Fontenot
Nov 04, 2026

Kate Wallace and Victor Sims closed out a money-soaked District 3 runoff, with PACs and the Florida Democratic Party contributing cash despite the race's nonpartisan label.

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Polk Schools Runoff Pits DeSantis Pick Against Ex-Foster Youth, Cash Gap Widens
Polk County

Polk Schools Runoff Pits DeSantis Pick Against Ex-Foster Youth, Cash Gap Widens

Abby Fontenot
Nov 04, 2026
Florida Paid $82M for Canadian Drug Program That Never Shipped One Pill

Florida Paid $82M for Canadian Drug Program That Never Shipped One Pill

Paula Vang
Oct 30, 2026
Highlands County Teachers Beg Board to Spare Avon Elementary From Closure

Highlands County Teachers Beg Board to Spare Avon Elementary From Closure

Jenny Ricks
Oct 20, 2026
Polk County Weighs Shutting Down Comments on Its Social Media Pages

Polk County Weighs Shutting Down Comments on Its Social Media Pages

Abby Fontenot
Oct 20, 2026

Real Estate

Hillwood Eyes Auburndale Warehouse for New Data Center on Pace Road
Polk County

Hillwood Eyes Auburndale Warehouse for New Data Center on Pace Road

Sara Castellanos
About 5 hours ago
Costco Eyes 40-Acre Davenport Site Sandwiched Between BJ's and Sam's Club

Costco Eyes 40-Acre Davenport Site Sandwiched Between BJ's and Sam's Club

Paige Halvorsen
About 18 hours ago
Publix Pushes $200M Lakeland Warehouse Expansion Past Key City Approval

Publix Pushes $200M Lakeland Warehouse Expansion Past Key City Approval

Paige Halvorsen
Oct 31, 2026
Scannell Properties Files Plans For 369,000-Square-Foot Davenport Warehouse Park

Scannell Properties Files Plans For 369,000-Square-Foot Davenport Warehouse Park

Paula Vang
Oct 31, 2026

Crime

Winter Haven Man, 49, Accused of Shoving Worker Over Unpaid To-Go Order
Polk County

Winter Haven Man, 49, Accused of Shoving Worker Over Unpaid To-Go Order

Paige Halvorsen
Nov 04, 2026
Mulberry Crash on SR 37 Kills One, Shuts Down Highway for Hours

Mulberry Crash on SR 37 Kills One, Shuts Down Highway for Hours

Abby Fontenot
Nov 03, 2026
Blue Sedan Smashes Into Winter Haven Daycare, Five Kids Rushed to Hospital

Blue Sedan Smashes Into Winter Haven Daycare, Five Kids Rushed to Hospital

Paige Halvorsen
Nov 02, 2026
Polk County House Fire Kills One on Halloween Night, Officials Say

Polk County House Fire Kills One on Halloween Night, Officials Say

Paula Vang
Nov 01, 2026

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