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- SCHOOLS: Even as Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a goal of opening schools at full capacity this fall, Polk school officials discussed a variety of options and challenges to full reopening. The school district is still seeking community input through a survey | ALSO: News Channel 8 coverage
- HOTEL: The conference-friendly SpringHill Suites by Marriott opens next to the RP Funding on June 25 under the management of John Loute, who previously managed the other hotel next to the convention and entertainment complex | Photo gallery
- VEHICLE DEATHS: A Lakeland woman is charged with DUI manslaughter after the death of her passenger in a Sunday crash on U.S. 98 North | A 63-year-old Lakeland man died after he lost control of his new motorcycle during a ride around his apartment complex.
Source: The Ledger