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LAKE WALES, Fla. — After years of hardships, Florida citrus growers could soon receive the relief they’ve been waiting for. A state Senate committee recently proposed $200 million for the ...
Citrus greening is a disease with no known cure that has infected nearly every citrus grove. It first cropped up 20 years ago. There's still no cure.
20 years of citrus greening has beaten Florida industry to a pulp. Few resilient growers remain Citrus greening was discovered August 2005 in South Florida.
20 years of citrus greening has beaten Florida industry to a pulp. Few resilient growers remain Citrus greening was discovered August 2005 in South Florida.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...
The farm is hoping to preserve the citrus crop with a new method to combat greening.
Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, according to a Polk County news release from July 2.
DES MOINES, Iowa — An interim county administrator is taking the role full-time. The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to make Frank Marasco the new county administrator.
Traffic Downed tree, power lines cause road closure in Citrus County Duke Energy worked with the county to clear the hazards from the roadway on Monday.
A one-year-old was killed, and a driver was seriously injured in a Citrus County crash on Monday evening.