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- EARLY VOTING started in Polk on Monday with 11,094 people voting, well above the total 7,250 who chose early voting for the August primary. Lines were long when the doors opened that day, but moved smoothly according to the Supervisor of Elections Office, and there was little to no line at lunchtime Tuesday at the Polk Government Center on Parker Street | More on early voting
- DIXIELAND residents expressed disappointment after the city planning board recommended downzoning and approval of a cell tower in a 10.9-acre tract on Ariana Street across from Lakeland Christian School that spans nearly to Lake Hunter. The request will next be heard by the City Commission in November | Maps and background information (item 5)
- R.I.P. Debra Smith Wright, 67, former Polk School Board member | Family-placed obituary | School district memorial