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**Mandatory evacuation of manufactured homes and flood-prone areas** Polk County public shelters are now open. Residents requiring assistance for transportation to special needs shelters have begun moving into their shelters. Polk County’s Emergency Management division says now is the time to decide whether you should move to a shelter, or…
The Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in one fatality of a 23-year-old Lakeland woman and occurred last evening in north Lakeland. Preliminary information so far is as follows: Around 9:15 p.m. last evening, Monday, March 27, 2017, a 1999 silver Ford F-250…
Kathleen High School added to open shelters Bartow, Fla. (September 9, 2017) — Kathleen High School, at 1100 Red Devil Way and Highway 92 in Lakeland, is now open as a public shelter. Polk County residents who live in manufactured and mobile homes, or in areas of the county that…
Lakeland Man Arrested After Lengthy Standoff Update: Lakeland man arrested after lengthy standoff 30-year-old Nickolus P. Johnson was taken into custody last night at approximately 8:20 p.m. at his and his mother's residence located at 4206 Deeson Rd., Lakeland after a standoff lasting about 23 hours. Johnson has been…
Closures in Kathleen and on Old Tampa Highway involve work on railroad crossings. In Winter Haven, the Hartridge-Idylwild Canal Bridge will close.