Polk County Public Schools will be open on Monday, but after-school activities are canceled and schools will be closed ...

The closure of a local facility that accepted roughly 41.5 tons of septage a year has created hardship for businesses like A&R Septic Solutions. | A&R Septic Solutions ...

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Lakeland Electric is ending rebates for clothes dryers, dishwashers and freezers. It is also lowering the incentive amount for four other appliances. | Lakeland Electric ...

Residents of the Crescent Heights neighborhood next to Bonnet Springs Park were disappointed when a study found that it would be prohibitively expensive to connect their homes to city sewer lines. | ...

Agustin Sanchez, owner of A&R Septic Solutions, used to be able to do six to eight “cleanouts” per day. | Courtesy of A&R Septic Solutions ...

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Polk County opens sandbag sites as Tropical Storm Milton gathers steam in the western Gulf of Mexico and heads toward Florida’s west coast.

Businessman Cory Petcoff initially asked for $195,000 to help transform the Florida National Bank building into a high-end ...

It eliminated clothes washers, dishwashers and freezers to make the energy-saving incentive program more sustainable.

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