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Results 1 - 20 of 211 in Mulberry, FL

  1. Planners Suggest Scaling Back Land ProposalRead the original story

    47 min ago | The Ledger

    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.

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Bartow, FL, Lakeland, FL

  2. Authorities: Mulberry Native Committed SuicideRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Ledger

    ... but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Bill Sparkman, 51, a native of Mulberry, was found strangled Sept. 12 with a rope around his neck near a cemetery in a heavily wooded area of the Daniel Boone National ...

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  3. Police: Census worker staged bizarre deathRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | News Chief

    ... injury and trauma to the neck and to the arms." Sparkman, who was born in Bartow on Aug. 12, 1958, was a native of Mulberry. He attended Mulberry schools and took a course at Florida Southern College before attending Vanderbilt University and the ...

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  4. Census Worker From Mulberry Committed SuicideRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Ledger

    ... but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Bill Sparkman, 51, a native of Mulberry, Fla., was found strangled Sept. 12 with a rope around his neck near a cemetery in a heavily wooded area of the Daniel Boone ...

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  5. Mulberry Signs PCSO Contract

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Ledger

    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.

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Fort Meade, FL, Frostproof, FL, Eagle Lake, FL, Polk City, FL

  6. Suicide: Hanged Census Worker with local tiesRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

    ... that would not pay out for suicide. Back in September, Sparkman's mother told 10 Connects her son grew up in Mulberry, Florida before moving to Kentucky. Henrie Sparkman of Inverness said her son was an Eagle scout who moved to the area to be a ...

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  7. Auburndale Dog Park's grand opening is SaturdayRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | News Chief

    ... park will be the first of its kind in East Polk County. Polk's first dog park, DiOGi Park at Loyce E. Harpe Park in Mulberry, opened in 2007. It commemorates Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Williams and his K-9, DiOGi, who were both killed in the ...

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    Related Topix: Auburndale, FL, Polk County, FL, Lakeland, FL

  8. Fishing for Bream, Catching a 16-Pound PacuRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Ledger

    ... one with a rod and reel. Polk anglers catch pacu occasionally in lakes and pits, usually in residential areas. A Mulberry fisherman, John Williams, hooked one that weighed about 2 pounds on Crystal Lake Oct. 31 with a chicken liver. But Brown's ...

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  9. Mosaic Plans Resort Facility in Polk CountyRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | The Ledger

    ... on former phosphate lands, such as Oakbridge, Bridgewater and Christina in Lakeland and ImperiaLakes near Mulberry, those happened after the companies sold the lands to private developers. The Mosaic resort, not yet named, would be developed and ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Fort Meade, FL, Bartow, FL, Lakeland, FL

  10. Mosaic plans resort facility in Polk CountyRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Hotel Online

    ... on former phosphate lands, such as Oakbridge, Bridgewater and Christina in Lakeland and ImperiaLakes near Mulberry, those happened after the companies sold the lands to private developers. The Mosaic resort, not yet named, would be developed and ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Fort Meade, FL, Marketing, Bartow, FL

  11. Wahneta Man Sentenced in Killing of Co WorkerRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | The Ledger

    ... a helicopter to check power lines discovered Arenas' body floating in the water of a phosphate pit southeast of Mulberry. Autopsy results showed the 28-year-old Wahneta man drowned. Lopez and Martinez were arrested Jan. 11, after detectives ...

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  12. Phyllis Ann FlesherRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Chillicothe Gazette

    ... granddaughter, Amber (J.W.) Province, Frankfort; brothers, Donny (Barb) Dewitt, Frankfort, and Dale (Barb) Dewitt, Mulberry, Florida; daughter-in-law, Debbie Flesher; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her son, ...

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  13. Wahneta Man Sentenced in Killing of Co-WorkerRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | The Ledger

    ... a helicopter to check power lines discovered Arenas' body floating in the water of a phosphate pit southeast of Mulberry. Autopsy results showed the 28-year-old Wahneta man drowned. Lopez and Martinez were arrested Jan. 11, after detectives ...

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    Related Topix: Wahneta, FL, Bartow, FL

  14. Quick turnaround for AP, Sebring athletesRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | Highlands Today

    ... begins tonight in the Red Devils gym. "We just got the football players back," said Clemons, whose Red Devils play Mulberry at 7:30 p.m., preceded by Sebring-Clewiston at 6 p.m. "So it's kind of hard to say how we'll fare. It certainly makes it ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Florida High School Football

  15. Mosaic Plans Resort Facility in Polk County

    Monday Nov 16 | The Ledger

    ... on former phosphate lands, such as Oakbridge, Bridgewater and Christina in Lakeland and ImperiaLakes near Mulberry, those happened after the companies sold the lands to private developers. The Mosaic resort, not yet named, would be developed and ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Fort Meade, FL, Bartow, FL, Lakeland, FL

  16. Wahneta Man Gets 13 Years for Killing Co-Worker

    Monday Nov 16 | The Ledger

    ... a helicopter to check power lines discovered Arenas' body floating in the water of a phosphate pit southeast of Mulberry. Autopsy results showed the 28-year-old Wahneta man's cause of death to be drowning. Lopez and Martinez were arrested Jan. 11, ...

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    Related Topix: Wahneta, FL, Bartow, FL

  17. Final Draft Of E.I.S. Released For Mesaba Energy ProjectRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | KBJR-TV

    ... country - one is the Wabash River plant in Terre Haute, Ind., and the other is the Polk Power Station located in Mulberry, Fla. We are extremely excited that the Mesaba Energy Project is positioned to be the first utility scale, fuel-flexible IGCC ...

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  18. Food, Toy Baskets To Be DistributedRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | The Ledger

    ... in the household and proof of income or food stamp documentation. Applications are open to residents of Lakeland, Mulberry, Bartow and Fort Meade. Residents of Auburndale, Polk City, Winter Haven and other east Polk communities should contact the ...

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    Related Topix: Lakeland, FL, Bartow, FL, Fort Meade, FL, Auburndale, FL

  19. DEL.ICIO.USRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | News Chief

    ... Care Alliance invited representatives from the Polk County School District and the Babcock Furniture store in Mulberry to share their health-care plans with members. West visited employers and chose the two to make presentations to Alliance members. ...

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    Related Topix: Social Software, Polk County, FL, Life, Food, Nutrition

  20. Weekly OfferingsRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | The Ledger

    ... today, at St. John Neumann Church, 501 E. Carter Road, Lakeland. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 647-3400. Church Bazaar Mulberry United Methodist Church will hold its Annual Bazaar Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those who attend will have the opportunity to ...

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