On Sept. 17, America quietly observed Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.
Did you know there was a 120-room luxury hotel that once welcomed seasonal guests to the “Florence Villa?”
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has investigated three recent cases within one week which we refer to as “distraction burglaries.”
In less than four months it will be the year 2020.
“Frisbie,” the kindly old colonel told me a few months after I joined the Florida National Guard in 1964, “you and I are the last guardians of the printed word in this brigade.”
Every generation, children occupy themselves with new types of toys and technology.
In my youth, one of my favorite comic strips was “They’ll Do It Every Time,” drawn by Jimmy Hatlo from 1929 to 1963.
This past week, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to what was perceived to be a threat at Davenport School of the Arts.
Court ends Ritz Theatre Receivership, New Ritz 100 Board is elected and Theatre Winter Haven develops the entertainment.
The date was May 10, 1958, when Austin T. Race, Jr. invited 13 year-old Michael Barry to try his hand at “dibbling.”
When several hundred intellectually gifted middle school youngsters return to class at Union Academy Middle Magnet School and its International Baccalaureate curriculum this month, they will be the 122nd class to be educated at a school with one of the most diverse and remarkable histories i…
Detectives and crime analysts at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have noticed a growing trend in what are referred to as “distraction thefts” or “quick-change scams.”
Ask a veteran of the armed forces for two dates in his or her life, and in my experience they will be able to tell you the date entered on active duty and the date released to civilian life.
The past two columns have shared memories of a small neighborhood off Havendale Boulevard near Lake Jessie. Born in the mid-1950s, the developers named the area Biltmore Shores.
Garage sales have long been the best way for people to sell their unwanted items. Then along came eBay, and people began selling their things that way.
Back in the 1950s — my teenage years — movie theaters were not multiplexes in shopping malls.
It was the mid 1950s and Winter Haven, like so many Florida locations, was experiencing a spurt of growth.
This is a rather depressing statistic to begin with, but it’s very important. In 2018, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigated a total of 80 fatal crashes.
It was the mid-1950s and Winter Haven, like so many Florida locations, was experiencing a spurt of growth.
During the month of July 2019, Polk County Animal Control is offering a new promotion — “Sizzling Saturdays” — with free pet adoptions every Saturday in July to help adopt out as many wonderful cats and dogs as we can and see them go to loving homes.
