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Sarasota County, sandbags and Tropical Storm Helene

USA Today · 12h

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 · 9h

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

Tropical Storm Helene is impacting Polk County schools and sports. Here's what we know

Tropical Storm Helene is making its way to Florida, and it's already having an impact. Polk County Public Schools on Tuesday announced that school will be canceled on Thursday and Friday and that after-school activities on Wednesday will have to wrap up by 6 p.m.

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 ...

Tampa Free Press on MSN4h

Florida Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Mother Of His Child With Truck

A 32-year-old Florida man is in custody after allegedly using his truck to fatally strike the mother of his child and injure ...

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 football games moved up in anticipation of Tropical Depression Helene

Though its been a relatively quiet storm season, weather experts are predicting that Tropical Depression Helene could effect ...

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

BARTOW, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the dates for their annual Haunted Jail Tour. Visitors can ...

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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 ...

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, ...

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Nine hurt in chain-reaction crash that included truck dragging people, Florida cops say

In all, five adults and four juveniles were hurt, including two people who were dragged along the road by the truck, the Polk ...

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