Mulberry News

Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:48 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 3:23 a.m. BARTOW Polk County planners are recommending a scaled-back approval of a controversial plan to convert a 314-acre rural strip of land between Mulberry and Bradley to industrial on the county's growth map.

Authorities are saying a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide.

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.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:52 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:56 p.m. FORT MEADE The Florida real estate booms of recent decades tended to bypass southwestern Polk County, but that could change now that the Mosaic Co.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:44 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:04 p.m. BARTOW A 36-year-old Wahneta man was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison for killing a co-worker who he blamed for burglarizing his home.

Soldiers with the Florida Army National GuardOs 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team participate in small-unit combat training at Camp Blanding Thursday, November 12, 2009.

Polk County has a higher obesity rate than the state average, Director of the Polk Health Care Alliance Nat West said Thursday.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. If chicken's your thing, you might find a trip to Zaxby's worth your time - especially if you like tenders or salads.

A Mulberry man was arrested Friday after Lakeland police say he offered undercover officers a $30,000 car for $200, a police reportA said.

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: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 8:25 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. Two children are being treated after being hit by a car backing out of a driveway in Mulberry today.

The Ledger announces top vote-getters. PROVIDED BY SANDRA ROWE Buy photo GAVIN HACKETT, 6, was the winner for the Under 13 category of The Ledger's online Halloween Costume Contest.

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: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. BARTOW Mulberry Middle School is about to get a $23 million makeover.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. BARTOW Mulberry Middle School is about to get a $23 million makeover.

The Polk County School District, in cooperation with the Polk County Health Department, will begin vaccinating students in select schools starting October 27.

State planners at the Florida Department of CommunityA Affairs confirmed what county planners concluded when they reviewed Lakeland businessman Tom Mims' plan to convert more than 300 acres of mined phosphate land into industrial development in a still rural area south of Mulberry.

ABC Action News Reported by: Don Germaise Email: dgermaise@abcactionnews.com Contributor: Jeff Butera 10/22/2009 Last Update: 6:09 am [Excerpts] HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL -- A Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy is off the job and behind bars today.

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.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 3:54 a.m. BARTOW Polk County commissioners are poised to approve a contract with Mulberry to take over fire service for the city.