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Sarasota County, sandbags and Tropical Storm Helene

USA Today · 13h

As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and schools announce closures

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of Florida

YAHOO!News · 11h

As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and sports events are rescheduled

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of Florida

FOX 35 Orlando on MSN · 1h

Tropical Storm Helene: Polk County updates & information

As Tropical Storm Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, makes its way towards Florida, here is what people in Polk County need to know about evacuations, school closings,

Florida prepares for major hurricane

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

A major hurricane could strike Florida late this week. What to know.

In addition to inhabitants of the Big Bend and Panhandle areas, residents from Fort Myers, Fla., to Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss., should remain on alert

floridaphoenix · 12d

Polk County’s growing pains show what’s ahead for the rest of Florida

If you ever tire of the monotonous flatness of peninsular Florida, just drive through Polk County. The landscape there is dotted by massive mountains of phosphate waste, the result of companies mining the remnants of prehistoric bones.

USA Today · 1d

Will major hurricane hit Florida this week? It's very possible. Here's what you should know

Forecasters are warning of trouble ahead for residents along the Gulf of Mexico, with the system expected to become a hurricane Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory on the system at 11 a.

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Polk public schools will close Thursday and Friday for Helene. After-school events canceled

Polk County Public Schools will close all schools and offices Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities will end at 6 ...

Orange County Corrections Officer Honored for Thwarting Kidnapping Attempt in Polk County

Orange County Corrections Officer Timothy Williams received the Florida Missing Children's Day Citizen of the Year Award for ...

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Polk County opposes Lake Wales' plans to double size of its redevelopment district

Polk County filed a complaint in Circuit Court against Lake Wales and its CRA, seeking to block the planned doubling of the ...

WTSP on MSN6d

Man arrested following chase with Florida troopers from Polk to Orange County

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a ...

Fox 13 on MSN1d

Polk County’s annual Haunted Jail Tour returns for 'one last time'

The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the dates for their annual Haunted Jail Tour. Visitors can celebrate spooky season ...

Baby, pull over! Couple welcomes newborn at Polk County Sheriff’s Office substation

Micah and Diam were on their way to the hospital around 7 a.m. on Saturday so Diam could give birth to their child, however, ...

Yahoo! Sports15h

Run for Fun: Polk Co runner overcame odds to chase cross-country dream

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – In this week’s episode of Run for Fun, we chat with a freshman member of the Florida Southern ...

Oklahoma Teen Charged As An Adult In Florida Homicide Investigation

A teenager from Oklahoma has been charged as an adult following the stabbing death of his mother earlier this month in Florida.

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