Wauchula News

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 4:04 a.m. HAINES CITY Good news for Florida citrus: The industry had a nearly $9 billion economic impact on the state's economy in the 2007-08 growing season, about the same as a decade ago.

As an unwed teen in 1960s Florida, Katy Ishee says her family forced her to give up her baby for adoption and later packed her off to a mental hospital for electroshock treatments to make her forget why she was sad.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:56 a.m. ALTURAS A man pulled a 28-year-old woman from a burning car after it crashed near Alturas Wednesday night, according to Polk County Sheriff's Office reports.

When you think of places where blueberries grow, you normally think of cold-weather locales such as Michigan and Maine.

The Alan Jay Automotive Network announces that they have officially completed the purchases of both English Chevrolet & English Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep in Wauchula.

Wauchula has been slammed by hurricanes in recent years, which have sometimes destroyed up to 85 percent of its homes and businesses.

Peace River Electric Cooperative's charitable foundation, Operation Round Up, recently donated $5,000 toward a teen center in Wauchula.

A local criminal case will go national Friday night when the popular show "Forensic Files" airs a profile of the investigation into the 2002 murder of Joshan Ashbrook.

You think your water bill is high -- people in a Wauchula neighborhood are drowning in red ink over their bills.

Peace River Electric Cooperative's newly constructed headquarters building, located in Wauchula,was recently awarded LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute .

New right-turn-only directional signage was installed Tuesday at the intersection of Orange Street and East Center Avenue due to existing safety concerns that cropped up when the avenue was widened and a grassy swale was eliminated.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a Hardee County man was killed after his tractor-trailer was involved in a fiery crash.

Sailing silently over the pines and orange groves in a hot air balloon as the sunrise shimmers on the surface of Lake Huntley may seem like a dream.

Good Shepherd Hospice is seeking compassionate people to volunteer with the organization.

The owner of a Bradenton tree service died after falling from a tree he was trimming Monday morning, according to the Bradenton Police Department.

During their Wednesday night meeting, Eagle Lake city commissioners held a public hearing and then passed on first reading the proposed $3.5 million city budget fiscal year 2009-10. The budget, which is based on an increased property tax rate of 7.76 mills, was not contested.

More than 2,500 Peace River Electric customers were without power after the company discovered unknown suspect had stolen about 100 feet of copper ground wire from its Myakka substation.

A 22-year-old Marine reservist from Boynton Beach died Thursday when his parachute didn't open during a training exercise in central Florida.

Authorities say a Marine has died from injuries sustained when his parachute didn't open during a training exercise in Hardee County.

Authorities say a Marine has been taken to a hospital after his parachute didn't open during a training exercise in Hardee County.