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Polk residents get look at plan for 200-mile trail spanning 6 Florida counties
BARTOW, Fla. - The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning a more than 200-mile pedestrian trail to span across 6 counties, including Polk. The Collier to Polk Regional Trail is in the very early planning stages. Tuesday, leaders hosted an open house in Bartow, seeking feedback from the community.
United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’ Swing into Spring raises $22K
United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades hosted its Swing into Spring event on April 20 at Riverbend Motorcoach Resort in Labelle, raising $22,650 for its Hendry and Glades agencies. Copyright 2024 Gulfshore Life Media, LLC All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without...
FAMU joins Tuskegee University, U.S. Sugar to study sugarcane farming in the Glades
'We are committed to strengthening partnerships and highlighting the role we play in our communities and our environmental stewardship,' U.S. Sugar said in a statement. Florida A&M University is partnering with Tuskegee University and U.S. Sugar to study the impacts of sugarcane farming across the Glades region in Florida. The...
School district making swimming lessons accessible for underserved communities
Summer is just around the corner and with that comes a renewed and urgent focus on water safety, especially for children. Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, CDC says.
Port LaBelle resident calls for traffic light after deadly crash on SR-80
Fox 4's Austin Schargorodski reports on a LaBelle residents call for a traffic light after a deadly crash on SR-80, just one of many serious accidents she’s seen at Birchwood Parkway intersection
Lehigh Acres man dies after crash on State Road 80 in Hendry County
A 58-year-old man from Lehigh Acres died after a crash in Hendry County on State Road 80. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an 18-year-old driving an SUV was driving north on Birchwood Parkway at the SR-80 intersection Thursday morning. At the same time, a 58-year-old man driving a truck...
He killed a man after an argument at a bar. Why he may go free in less than three years
WEST PALM BEACH — A 25-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison this week after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the February 2023 shooting death of another man in Pahokee. Sheldon Miles previously faced a first-degree murder charge after Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office investigators alleged he shot a man...
Parrotheads unite!
Lighthouse of SWFL, the only vision rehabilitation, education and support agency serving all ages in Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties, will host a Jimmy Buffett musical tribute fundraiser. The show is titled “Under the Banyan” and will take place Saturday, June 1, from 5:30 until 8 p.m. behind the offices...
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