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Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team Puts on a Charlie Brown Christmas Show By Allison Williams Friends gathered around Lake Silver in Winter Haven Saturday afternoon with their chairs and blankets to sit back, relax and enjoy the anticipated Christmas water ski show put on by the Cypress Gardens Water Ski…

Downtown Winter Haven Lights Up The Night For 7th Year by James Coulter   Hundreds of feet ran, jogged, walked, and peddled their way through a newly-renovated Downtown Winter Haven during the seventh annual Light Up The Night 5K on Friday evening. More than 300 local residents participated during this…

Third Annual Stand Up Paddle Boarding Invitational By Allison Williams Paddleboard teams from all around Central Florida gathered at Martin Luther King Park on Lake Silver in Winter Haven Saturday for a qualifying invitational. This was the third annual Polk County Stand Up Invitational and was hosted by the Polk…

Don't miss out on the last show of the summer by the Cypress Gardens Water Ski team. The free Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show on August 20th will be the last scheduled show of the summer season. Join the fun and excitement at Martin Luther King Jr. Park located on…

Winter Haven Hosts Southern Regional Show Ski Championships on Saturday by James Coulter Witches and wizards normally fly on brooms; but last weekend, several witches and wizards flew across the water on skis. A spectacular Harry Potter-themed ski show won the Sarasota ski team first place during the Southern Regional…

More Than 60 Paddleboarders Arrive For 4th Annual SUP Invitational by James Coulter William Corsi has been involved in many sports: swimming, bowling, basketball, and softball. He also loves paddleboarding. As such, he's more than willing to travel more than 60 miles from Tampa to Winter Haven to compete. This…

Indyna Pendleton Winter Haven, Florida - The Winter Haven Police Department has arrested and charge Indya Lanae Pendleton (DOB: 08/13/2001) with Robbery, Kidnapping and Attempted Murder. According to reports the arrest stems from a drug deal gone bad on January 5th in the Walmart plaza off Cypress Gardens Blvd. According…

Winter Haven American Legion Post 8 Celebrates Centennial At Memorial Day Celebration by James Coulter For nearly a century, The American Legion, especially Post 8 in Winter Haven, has provided a safe haven for military veterans and other former service members of the U.S. Armed Forces. So it only seemed…

Two men are hailed heroes after saving a driver from a vehicle that plunged into Lake Silver. On April 3, 2017, at approximately 6:50 p.m., 25 year-old Torain Blue, Jr. of Winter Haven was driving a Gray KIA on First St N towards Lake Silver when for unknown reasons his…