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From food truck to storefront: Lakeland couple find their niche in crafted beef jerky
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoA Lakeland couple, Justin and Talisa Mixon, have expanded their Mixon's Beef Jerky food truck to a...
Former Lakeland NAACP president and community activist Reginald Ardis Sr. dies at 74
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMissionary Baptist Church, according to his wife. He graduated from William A. Rochelle High School...
Lake Wales school superintendent's firing was unfair and unlawful, his attorney says
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe firing of former Lake Wales Charter Schools Superintendent Wayne Rodolfich was unlawful, unfair...
All-County boys weightlifting team led by Davenport's first state champion
The Ledger via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoWhile aiming for a state wrestling title, this Davenport athlete instead brought home his school's first weightlifting title instead. Meet the first- and second-team All-County weightlifters from this spring.
New champions are crowned for 2023-24 Polk County All-Sports Awards
The Ledger via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoThe best big and small school overall sports programs in Polk County used depth across the board to...
'Forever grateful': Devin Stephenson named president emeritus of Northwest Florida State
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoStephenson was selected in April as the next president at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland...
Meet the athlete of the year and all-Polk County team for boys track and field
The Ledger via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoAfter switching schools and giving up his first sport, this year's Athlete of the Year from Lakeland...
'Super popular with our students': 'Mean Girls Jr.' has stellar cast of young Polk actors
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe majority of student actors, 26, are from Harrison School for the Arts, Lakeland, which has six ...
21-Year-Old Charged with Killing 15-Year-Old Girlfriend Hours Before Middle School Graduation
TooFab· 3 days agoAhliana Dickey's family was concerned when she didn't show up for her middle school graduation that...
Polk County teachers face school board payroll issues
WTVT via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSandra Sylvert teaches math at a Lakeland high school. Last Friday, she was on her way to an oncologist while she was waiting for her paycheck. Due to payroll ...