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Winter Haven will hold lottery for chance to buy seats from Chain of Lakes Stadium
The City of Winter Haven will hold a lottery for a limited number of seats saved from Chain of Lakes Stadium, which was recently demolished. Anyone interested must fill out an application form by May 29. The city will conduct a random lottery to select the recipients because of the expected high demand, Winter Haven said in a news release. ...
Purple Alert issued for Duane Custer, last seen in Lakeland on Saturday
A Florida Purple Alert, indicating a missing person, has been issued for Duane Custer, 47, of Lakeland. Custer is thought to be traveling in a 2020 white GMC Acadia with the Florida license tag BB56II, the Lakeland Police Department reported. He was last seen May 11 at 5:43 p.m. in the 3000 block of Covington Lane in Lakeland, LPD said.
Bartow's Driskell provides clutch hit as Oxley outduels Francik in regional final
BARTOW — Call it “Red Oxley vs. Jasmine Francik Part III: The End Game.” It was that rare third sequel that matched or perhaps even surpassed the original and rematch, the final matchup of their high school careers that more than lived up to the hype. Both Bartow’s ace and Melbourne’s ace were at their dominating best as expected, so the biggest drama of the game was which of their teammates would provide the game-winning heroics? ...
George Jenkins' Williams adds to her gold medal haul with 2 more state titles at state track
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story will be updated. LAKELAND — George Jenkins junior Chelsi Williams was about 100 meters from winning three events at one state track for the first time in her stellar career — when she did something for the first time in her career. She clipped a hurdle coming out of the final turn in the 400-meter hurdles. ...
What is Lakeland's 'missing middle'? City looks at housing options that are more affordable
More than 450 income-restricted affordable housing units have been built in Lakeland in the past five years. Yet city residents still face a housing crunch. Teresa Maio, Lakeland's assistant director of community development, told commissioners during their strategic planning session on Monday that they need to start thinking differently, looking at both old and new solutions to making housing affordable.
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