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Sarasota County, sandbags and Tropical Storm Helene

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

USA Today · 16h

Tropical Storm Helene forms, heading to Florida. Polk County under tropical storm watch

A tropical storm watch was issued for Polk County. Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before landfall Thursday.

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

Florida Politics · 12d

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

Rapid, unplanned development leaves county short of utility capacity, contemplating big increases in impact fees and an expensive water experiment.

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

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 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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Conservative group alleging Florida election fraud gains support from majority of Polk commission

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to support a resolution from a conservative group alleging potential fraud in Florida's ...

Convicted felon caught with fake license plate during traffic stop in Polk County, troopers say

Troopers stopped a driver who was seen driving erratically on Friday night and discovered that he was using a fake license ...

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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 ...

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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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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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