14+ hour, 37+ min ago  (930+ words) LAKEWOOD " The debt-ridden Board of Education is taking the first steps toward laying off 162 teachers" aides, known as para-professionals, according to union leaders. The move comes as the state is seeking to take control of the troubled district, which still…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (541+ words) The state of Florida is investing nearly $374 million in raises for Department of Corrections employees, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said during a visit to Northwest Florida Feb 9. Collins touted the raises during a visit to the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution'in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (201+ words) The dividend will be paid Feb. 2 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 15. The privately held company's quarterly cash dividend of 11. 05centsis higher than the level a year ago. But it is the same as the announced level on April 1, 2025. Further,…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (596+ words) A sentencing date has been set'for Jan. 6 for convicted murderer Marcelle Waldon to learn his ultimate fate, the State Attorney's Office confirmed on Oct. 24. ' During the penalty phase of his trial in the 10th Judicial Circuit Court, a jury had recommended…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (189+ words) There are a lot of interesting high school football games tonight involving Polk County teams that could show how serious a playoff team they are or if they really are going to have an improved season. .. Live scoreboard: Keep up…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (754+ words) Polk State College's enrollment increased by 2. 5% over the past year, according to now-official figures from the Florida Department of Education. The release follows months of scrutiny and speculation about the trajectory of the college's enrollment. Polk State ranked 22nd out of…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (760+ words) A federal agent was injured attempting to arrest an immigrant who beat him in a "five-minute tussle" leading to a Lakeland manhunt, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Polk deputies arrested 21-year-old Denis Miranda of Lakeland on Aug. 26 after…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (509+ words) The opioid'case against Publix claiming its pharmacies had over-dispensed opioid painkillers is expected to be closed based on a federal judge's order signed on July 28. The judge's order said both sides have agreed on a settlement. The terms of the…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (326+ words) Lakeland Police arrested Ricardo Zelidon and charged him with fatally shooting Jessie Woullard, 45, inside his vehicle at the store. 45-year-old Lakeland man dies in shooting outside convenience store on Memorial Boulevard - A 45-year-old man was shot and killed in a…...