Eagle Lake News

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. MULBERRY A stroke of the pen was all it took to officially dissolve the embattled Mulberry Police Department on Tuesday, when city officials signed a contract for law enforcement with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The Bartow High School girls basketball team went on the road and returned with a 52-35 victory over Avon Park on Monday.

Four students in Polk State College art professor Gary Baker's Advanced Ceramics class have created a mosaic of the Viking, PSC's mascot.

You may be getting older, but everyone sees double at Pinewood Elementary in Eagle Lake.

It looks like Eagle Lake is going to be growing. On Monday night, Eagle Lake city commissioners unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance that would extend the city limits by approximately 7.53 acres.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:16 a.m. One evening, when we had not been married very long, Bert asked me if I'd like to go frog-gigging. Having grown up in New York City, I had never encountered any little ponds or lakes where people could just go fish or gig frogs the way you ...

The spirit of Christmas returns again to Eagle Lake for the city's 16th annual Mistletoe Market Place, which will be held Dec.

A Eagle Lake teenager was killed when the car she was driving collided with another car on Dundee Road Friday night.

Several Polk high school students were honored recently at a statewide level. This fall at the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association's "Salute to Excellence" Awards held in Orlando, two students received awards.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. MULBERRY Mulberry voters decided Tuesday to put the future of the city's police services in the hands of the City Commission.

When it meets tonight at 7, the Eagle Lake City Commission will hear the second reading of an ordinance amending the Eagle Lake code of ordinances.

Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 2:56 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 2:56 p.m. It's National Friends of Libraries week this week.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:02 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:44 a.m. EAGLE LAKE Early Saturday morning, a group of middle and high school students gathered at the Lake Region High School stadium to help with the Polk County Sheriff's Office "Safe Kids Walk and Roll" event.

Haines City High School took a three-game volleyball win Thursday night over Winter Haven, 25-10, 25-18, 25-19. Jessica Barnes led the Hornets with 13 kills and 10 aces.

Following a suggestion by Mayor Suzy Wilson, the Eagle Lake City Commission has tabled for now a decision on whether to commit the city to another contract with Florida Refuse for garbage pickup services.

The new Dollar General store will hold its grand opening at 8 a.m. Saturday at 160 N. Fourth St.

Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10:55 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10:55 p.m. EAGLE LAKE City commissioners gave final approval to the city's estimated $3.5 million budget, and a 4.7 percent property tax increase, with little fanfare Monday night.

Seventy schools in Polk County received money from the state for getting an "A" last year, or for improving their score by one letter grade or more.

Published: Monday, September 7, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 2:06 a.m. September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Cards for public library members throughout the county are FREE! This is an amazing value you should not pass up.

Published: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. Our young scholars are back to school, looking forward, I'm sure, to learning with new teachers and classmates and continuing their discovery of the world around them.