Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:46 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:46 p.m. HAINES CITY Fourteen years ago, 36-year-old Rowan Cheryl George left her Orlando home to go on a date.

The Florida Amateur Athletic Union Fall Classic/State Championships for players in the age 13, 14 and 16-and-under division will be playing at Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale and at Winter Havena s Chain of Lakes Complex.

A Brigham and Women's Hospital cardiologist was struck and killed by a car while jogging in Orlando, Fla.

Three people were hurt today in a two-car collision in Polk County, deputies said.

Many of Polk County's girls basketball programs will be competing in preseason shootouts in the next few days, with the regular season set to begin Monday.

The U.S. Department of Education has released a 13 page report saying a Polk County school discriminated against some of its students.

In the midst of a slumping economy, Polk State College officials say they must get creative to pay for the construction of new classroom centers.

8:10 am: Hillsborough Av: at Webb Rd - accident - Hillsborough Sheriff on scene reporting lane blockage.

Edith Fletcher, of Savannah, Georgia is spending a lot of time alone these days.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. BARTOW A 26-year-old Haines City woman who told police that her ex-husband raped her but testified at his trial that she couldn't remember accepted a plea deal Friday on perjury charges.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:51 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. HAINES CITY Richard Sloan, the chief of the Polk County Sherrif's Law Enforcement division, is the new chief of the Haines City Police Department.

Beginning Nov. 13, Haines City Community Theatre will present "Harvey," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase.

It was simple math in the Class 5A Regional quarterfinal match in Haines City. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts had few unforced errors and the Haines City Hornets did not play defense well.

What began as a shoplifting attempt Monday ended up with a man being booked into the Polk County Jail on a charge of armed robbery, the Bartow Police Department reported.

Monday, Holmes' blue ford escort was found, her luggage on the front passenger seat and children's items in the back seat.