After Polk Co. administrator John Norris' departure, when could the role be filled?
With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But ...
Grady Judd tells teens accused of making bomb threat to high school principal it’s not ‘harmless pranks’
Two 18-year-olds are accused of making bomb threats to the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City.
Polk County substitute teacher accused of allowing fighting in class facing charge
A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom late last week.
18-year-olds arrested after calling Haines City principal to report fake bomb, deputies say
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two 18-year-olds were arrested after deputies said they reported a fake bomb threat to their ...
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Polk County Deputies Arrest Palm Harbor Woman In Lakeland 911 Abuse Case
LAKELAND, Fla. - A Palm Harbor woman faces charges after repeatedly misusing the 911 emergency line to report a "stolen" ...
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Motorcyclist killed after fatal crash with FedEx truck in Lakeland, deputies say
A motorcycle driver was killed in Lakeland after a collision with a FedEx truck Monday afternoon, according to a social media ...
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Motorcyclist killed in crash while trying to pass FedEx truck in no-passing zone: PCSO
A motorcyclist died on Monday after Polk County deputies say he crashed into a FedEx truck while trying to pass in a ...
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Police Incidents – March 12
W. County Line Road and N. State Road 135: Reported at 12:13 a.m. Tuesday that a man was arrested for possession of ...
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Two arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for calling a school principal to report a bomb
On Monday, March 10, 2025 at around 8:40 am, the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City, notified the School Resource Deputy at the facility, that she received three phone calls from ...