Frostproof News

The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for job applicants to work for the 2010 Census.

Published: Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 2:24 a.m. The McKeel Academy Wildcats took home their first ever Class 1A, District 7 wrestling title and sent a school record nine wrestlers to the regional tournament.

Chip Towers' recruiting roundup for the Atlanta Journal Constitution has a couple of USC-related items here, most notably the positive visit that Frostproof, Fla., defensive back Nickell Robey rated his USC visit a perfect 10.

For Abraham Lee Shakespeare, who could barely read or write but knew his way around the Bible, Nov.

Good morning Bulls fans. National signing day is underway, and we'll be updating all the USF signings as they're confirmed.

Published: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 2:14 a.m. What began in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, can still be found today and working tirelessly in, of all places - Winter Haven.

Farmers in Polk and Hillsborough counties pumped nearly 1 billion gallons of water a day out of the aquifer during the 11-day cold snap this month.

This January, major meteorological organizations throughout the world -- including NASA -- released reports showing that the past decade, 2000-2009, was the warmest on record.

Police in Avon Park are working to identify a Hispanic male who was killed after being hit by a car while crossing U.S. 27.

LAKE WALES West Lake Wales Road North, north of State Road 60, was closed early Wednesday afternoon while Polk County transportation managers investigate a possible sinkhole near the side of the road.

Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 2:52 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 2:52 a.m. All four lanes of U.S. 27 between Lake Wales and Frostproof were opened Thursday, state transportation officials said.

Crews work to stabilize the northbound land of U.S. 27 after a sinkhole appeared and caused the road to be closed south of Lake Wales, Florida January 15, 2010.

Closed as the result of nearby sinkhole activity, County Road 630 in Frostproof, has was reopened Monday morning to through traffic from Murray Lane to Silver Sands Road.

Published: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 8:56 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 8:56 p.m. LAKE WALES Engineers are finding caverns as deep as 150 feet around a sinkhole along U.S. 27 near County Road 640 in Frostproof, and cracks in the pavement along U.S. 92 near Plant City have shut down that road in Hillsborough County.

Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 12:05 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 12:05 a.m. Frostproof Historic Preservation Committee will present "An Evening with Davis Gaines" at 7 p.m. Friday at the American Legion Post 95 Memorial Auditorium.

Frostproof, Fla. -- Here's something you don't often see in this town at the heart of the state's $9 billion citrus industry: a sign at the public library that says, 'ICE! On sidewalk.

Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:39 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:39 p.m. FROSTPROOF Three more sinkholes surfaced in Frostproof on Tuesday, snarling traffic on U.S. 27 and frustrating officials as they waited for the holes to stop sinking.

In less than two hours, a 90-foot-wide sinkhole opened and swallowed a car port, trees and the well of a Frostproof residence on Monday, damaging a home and threatening three others.

Two lanes of Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County have been shut down because of a possible sinkhole, and traffic is backing up on the major artery.

Kyle Story was pressing through the sandy soil of an orange grove on the evening of Jan.