Lake Alfred News

For decades, residents of Lake Hamilton looked to the marquee sign in front of Town Hall and local news papers for information about upcoming town activities but soon, residents will find what they need on the World Wide Web.

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 3:57 a.m. seeking GOOD HOMES FOR ITEMS I have 53 legal-size hanging file folders to give to a needy organization.

Debbie Olson held a garage sale to supplement her income since she is currently unemployed.

Commissioner Lowell Schmidt remained opposed to an amendment that allowed possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property during Monday night's City Commission meeting.

A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy was taken to a hospital with a broken leg Sunday morning following a crash involving his marked patrol car and another car between Auburndale and Lake Alfred.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 2:13 a.m. LAKE ALFRED - Dr.

LAKE ALFRED David E. McGuire was a Navy torpedo man, but before being assigned to the destroyer USS Bryant, he was on several training ships.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. LAKE ALFRED The city will unveil the Mackay Estates Trail on Saturday and see it added to Polk County's Trek Ten trail program.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:58 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:58 p.m. Interstate 4 and County Road 54: Eastbound lane closures will take place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. today, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday from the County Road 54 bridge to just west of exit 58.

The Central Florida Regional Planning Council got the endorsement it needed. With a 5-0 vote on Wednesday, the County Commission endorsed a resolution to adopt a development order for Polk Commerce Centre.

A Lake Alfred woman has received clear title to a disputed Oak Grove Cemetery plot and $30,000 to settle her lawsuit with the city.

The city of Lake Alfred will unveil the Mackay Estates Trail on Nov. 14 and see it added to Polk County's Trek Ten trail program.

Signups for Christmas food baskets will take place at the Auburndale Relief Office, at 905 Charles Ave., at several scheduled times in November and early December.

Shane West doesn't mind going to work every morning, and as a matter of fact, he looks forward to it.

The annual fall festival of First United Methodist Church in Lake Alfred will take place Nov.

Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. Q: I live on Old Polk City Road, north of Lake Alfred.

Standing in the heart of citrus country, where the trees are just beginning to yield the baseball-sized fruit that is Florida's signature crop, it's natural to thirst for a cold glass of orange juice.

Sugar Belle -- a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market -- will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended for commercial production.

Robert Lopez Jr., 18, a member of the Auburndale High School wrestling team and the youth group at Lake Alfred Methodist Church, was walking home to South Char Mill Road in Lake Alfred on Monday evening.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 6:08 p.m. AUBURNDALE No one had a better brother, 10-year-old twins Crystal and Jasmine Galindo said Tuesday.