Resource officers keep schools safe, build rapport with students
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:42:53 -0700
HAINES CITY - The students go back to school Monday, and so do the school cops. Police officers have been assigned to all public high schools, middle schools and even the elementary schools in Polk County since the early 1980s.
Haines City Crime Report
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:10:20 -0700
The Haines City Police Department reported these criminal activities from Aug. 4 through Aug. 10. The final determination of what crime, if any, was committed may be different from the initial call.
08/21 - Public records
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:54:08 -0700
BIRTHS
Mary Cannon pleads guilty to the 1995 murder of her husband
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:49:26 -0700
Tuesday the 1995 murder of Darren Kelley was solved as his former wife and business partner pled guilty. Cannon was charged per a plea agreement with the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter, which is a second-degree felony, and was sentenced to...
School Board Gets Update on Program
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:10:46 -0700
BARTOW | Wahneta Elementary School Principal Lisa Myers told members of the School Board on Tuesday that her students used to have one goal: Make it through the fifth grade.
School Board to Report on Grant Meant to Narrow Student Performance Gaps
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:11:08 -0700
The Polk County School District is entering the last year of a four-year grant intended to narrow the performance gap between minority boys in elementary grades and their classmates. And School Board members are ready to hear how it's going.
The future is now for East Carolinas Williams
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:26:55 -0700
East Carolina running back Jonathan Williams (right) talks to wide receiver Dwayne Harris (17) during Pirates practice on Friday. (WDN Photo/Brian Haines)