Fort Meade News

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.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:11 a.m. The Salvation Army will accept applications for Christmas toys and food baskets from Nov.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:56 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. FORT MEADE Political newcomer Barbara Manley handily won a four-year term on the Fort Meade City Commission on Tuesday, defeating challenger Leonard Filyaw with 55.8 percent of the vote.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Voters in three Polk County cities go to the polls Tuesday to either choose their leaders or decide an important question.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Here is a list of polling locations for Tuesday's municipal elections.

In her inaugural venture into politics, Barbara Manley is touting her lifelong commitment to Fort Meade and her involvement with community activities to garner support for her candidacy.

With more than 150 residents on hand, Congressman Adam Putnam held a town-hall meeting Monday night at the Bartow Civic Center.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 5:59 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 5:59 a.m. FORT MEADE SENIOR Derek Woods , a senior at Fort Meade Senior High, was one of 1,500 students chosen from across the country to participate in the Electric Cooperative Association's Youth Tour for a week in Washington, D.C. in the summer.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:32 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:33 a.m. Early voting has begun for three Polk County cities with elections Nov.

The Oatts Farm Toy team pictured at their welcoming sign; l/r: Charles Oats, Shirley Oatts, Brian Oatts and Tommy Johnson.

Tribute Quartet will be in concert at 7 p.m., Nov. 5, at the Fort Meade Fine Arts Auditorium, at 700 N. Edgewood Drive.

Herea s some news and notes about whata s going on at the local parks and recreation departments as reported by the directors at Thursdaya s meeting in Lakeland.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. SEBRING Four companies will be involved in efforts to redevelop former industrial sites in Polk County, the Central Florida Regional Planning Council agreed Wednesday.

Published: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:37 p.m. ALTURAS Citrus growers in Polk all but cheered Friday's crop estimate of 136 million boxes of oranges statewide, even though it's 16.2 percent less than last season.

Citrus forecasters announced Friday they're expecting Florida growers to produce 136 million boxes of oranges this season - down 16.2 percent from last year's 163.4 million boxes.

Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 1:05 a.m. FORT MEADE More than 20 years after Fort Meade native Vickie Davis vanished from her Florida Panhandle home, state investigators are taking another stab at determining her fate.

Published: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 1:05 a.m. FORT MEADE Joseph Baker beside the grave of his sister Joy Nicholas and her son Steven at the Lakeside Memorial Park in Winter Haven, Florida July 20, 2009 .

Friday night football highlights from Bartow at Ft. Meade

Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 12:39 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 1:51 a.m. A man who wore a wig and fake beard and carried an air pistol into a South Lakeland CVS store has been charged with conspiring to rob the store, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Published: Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 12:51 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 12:58 p.m. BARTOW Funeral services for Polk County Sheriff's Office Detention Sgt.