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Saturday Jun 27 | The Ledger

Sunshine Chorus Show a Resounding Hit

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:32 p.m. Alliance for Independence presented the 34th annual Sunshine Chorus Concert recently at First Presbyterian Church in Lakeland.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Ledger

Panel to Consider County Government Changes

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 1:42 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 1:42 a.m. BARTOW A group of people will begin meeting this summer to determine what kinds of changes, if any, should be proposed in the way Polk County is governed.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Ledger

Polk County Growth Management Meeting

Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11:47 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11:47 p.m. The Polk County Growth Management Department will host a public meeting to discuss the Southeast Polk Selected Area Study Existing Conditions Analysis on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be at Webber International University's Rex Yentes ...

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

News Chief

Speech! Local girl wins contest

Courtney Jacobs, a fifth-grade student at Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary, headed to the countywide 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest after winning her school's annual competition.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

The Ledger

Search On for Man Missing At Crooked Lake

Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. BABSON PARK The Polk County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit is searching for a missing man in Crooked Lake, just west of Babson Park.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Divers find body of missing boater

Crews with the Polk County Sheriff's Marine Unit are looking for a man who fell off a boat while fishing on Crooked Lake in Babson Park Sunday afternoon.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

News Chief

Fisherman sought in Crooked Lake after falling off boat

Polk County Sheriff's Office personnel were at Crooked Lake Sunday night, looking for a fisherman who apparently had a seizure on a boat and fell into the lake.

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The Webber International University women's soccer team is holding a golf tournament June 20 at the Turtle Run course at Sun'n Lake Country Club in Sebring.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

News Chief

J.H. Wilson kindergartners visit Ridge State Forest

About 100 kindergarten students were introduced to nature during a recent field trip.

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Thu May 07, 2009

News Chief

Sheriff s Office honors those who wear the star and support it daily

Most of them put their lives on the line daily to serve and protect Polk County residents, while others give unselfishly in paid and unpaid public safety support roles.

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Sat May 02, 2009

News Chief

Three graduation ceremonies set today

Published: Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 12:47 a.m. Three college graduation ceremonies are on tap today in Polk County and two more are scheduled next week.

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Thu Apr 16, 2009

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Another area player eyes NFL

Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. When the NFL Draft takes place the weekend of April 25, there is little doubt local products Cornelius Ingram and Bruce Johnson will be chosen.

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Tue Apr 14, 2009

The Ledger

Help Sought in Solving Burglaries At Webber

Published: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 2:13 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 2:13 p.m. BABSON PARK Polk County Sheriff's deputies are seeking the public's help in solving several residential burglaries of dormitory rooms at Webber International University, 1201 N. Scenic Highway, Babson Park.

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Sun Apr 12, 2009

News Chief

Community of Hillcrest Heights was founded during land boom

The incorporated community of Hillcrest Heights is only 100 acres in size and 256 in population, but that's just fine with the people who live there.

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Sun Apr 05, 2009

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Quaint incorporated village got start as a resort community

Highland Park, nestled atop the East Polk County Ridge along a portion of State Road 17, has the distinction of being the county's smallest municipality.

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Fri Apr 03, 2009

News Chief

Kindergarten Roundup set for week of April 23

Kindergarten Roundup for Lake Wales Charter Schools will be the week of April 23.

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Mon Mar 30, 2009

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Polk County got sporadic rainfall Sunday, a National Weather Service official said.

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Thu Mar 26, 2009

The Ledger

Lake Wales Man Is Convicted in Shooting Death

Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 9:39 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 9:39 p.m. BARTOW A Circuit Court jury rejected a claim of self-defense and found a 38-year-old Lake Wales man guilty Thursday of manslaughter in a fatal shooting.

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Sat Mar 21, 2009

The Ledger

Artists to Convene for Lake Wales Show

Published: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 10:35 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 11:17 p.m. The critically acclaimed Lake Wales Art Show, with more than 100 artists, is scheduled for Saturday and next Sunday.

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Sun Mar 15, 2009

News Chief

Aging agency representative set to speak at meeting

The Babson Park Woman's Club will host a guest speaker from the West Central Florida Agency on Aging at its monthly meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse.

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