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#5 Ridge Edges #4 Bartow, 65-64
The Ledger
Feb 07With less than 15 seconds left on the game clock and Ridge Community down by one point to Bartow on Monday night in the Class 7A, District 7 boys' basketball tournament opener, the Bolts' Terry Rose set up to take a shot from deep in the left corner. »
Jenkins Athletic Director Resigns Over Soccer Error
The Ledger
Feb 07Diane Werrick, the athletic director at George Jenkins High School, has resigned less than a week after a school clerical error eliminated the school's boys soccer team from postseason play. »
Bowman, Eleanor M.
Ledger Obituaries
Feb 06ELEANOR M. BOWMAN, 106 AUBURNDALE - Mrs. Eleanor M. Bowman, 106, passed away 2/4/12 due to natural causes. Arrangements pending at Kersey Funeral Home, ..... »
Hicks, Margie
Ledger Obituaries
Feb 06MARGIE HICKS, 81 WINTER HAVEN- Mrs. Margie Hicks, age 81, Of Winter Haven, FL passed away February 4, 2012 due to heart disease. She ..... »
McKnight, Tony
Ledger Obituaries
Feb 06TONY McKNIGHT, 40 HAINES CITY - Tony McKnight, 40, of Haines City, FL passed away on February 3, 2012 of heart failure. He was ..... »
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Lakeland Police Attempt to Identify Grand Theft Suspect
Inside The Lakeland Police Department
Feb 02Lakeland Police are attempting to identify this suspect of a grand theft that occurred at AT&T, 1384 Town Center Drive, on December 19, 2011, at 7:30 pm The suspect entered the business, removed property, and left in a small red... »
Lakeland Police Investigate Homicide - UPDATE
Inside The Lakeland Police Department
Feb 01UPDATE February 1, 2012 On February 1, 2012, at 1:31 am, officers heard gunshots in the area of Bassadena Circle West which was followed by a witness who reported seeing a white Toyota Camry leaving the area. Officers located a... »
Photos: Gingrich thanks I-4 voters; Now it’s watch-n-wait time
Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse
Jan 31GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made a last-minute push for votes along central Florida’s I-4 corridor, with stops in Windermere, Lakeland, Plant City and Celebration, Tuesday, before heading to the Rosen Centre Hotel, in Orlando, to watch resul... »
Lakeland Police February "Chief's Chat"
Inside The Lakeland Police Department
Jan 31Lakeland Police Department’s next Chief’s Chat will be held on Monday, February 6, 2012 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Community Room of the Lakeland Police Department, located at 219 N Massachusetts Avenue. This month, Chief Womack will be... »
2011 Lakeland Florida Overall Housing Market Review – A Roller Coaster Ride
Lakeland Florida Living
Jan 312011 Lakeland Florida Overall Housing Market Review – A Roller Coaster Ride Every month I have watched, researched and written about the Lakeland FL Housing Market to see how we would compare to the same month in 2010 and even prior years. Folks askin... »