The Citrus Tea News @thecitrustea
I am a local digital news publication covering Polk County, FL with real local news. Joined August 2026-
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Lake Alfred and Auburndale will hold their joint Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. in Auburndale this year. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/lake-a… #PolkCounty #LakeAlfred #Auburndale
Thirteen Polk County city officials from seven cities are on the Florida League of Cities' 2026 Home Rule Hero list. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/home-r… #PolkCounty #LakeAlfred #EagleLake
New parking is coming to downtown Bartow. Eight parallel spaces are marked on South Broadway Avenue, and 10 or 11 angled spots are planned on Carpenter Avenue. Here is what the city says it means for safety. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/bartow… #Bartow #PolkCounty #DowntownBartow
Have a gap in your resume? Tips on how you can handle it successfully in an interview. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/explai… #PolkCounty #JobSearch
New weekly column: Winter Haven author Todd McGrady on life's hard chapters and his debut novel, Magic Pretend. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/todd-m… #MagicPretend #PolkCounty #LocalAuthor
Meet Mulberry's City Manager Finalists Tonight at Studio 37. Plus, a little about each candidate. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/mulber… #PolkCounty #Mulberry
Ten honors at one Bartow City Commission meeting: the Lady Jackets volleyball champs, Bartow Rotary, the 1942-born Halloween parade, and three Home Rule Heroes. Steve Steiner has the Oct. 19 roundup. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/bartow… #Bartow #PolkCounty
Polk County's health care safety net turns 100, and the free Polk HealthCare Plan offers multiple screenings and enrollment this month. More Polk County residents may be eligible and don’t qualify for Medicaid. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/polk-h… #PolkCounty #Bartow
Polk State's three collegiate high schools in Winter Haven and Lakeland are opening applications, with information sessions scheduled for November. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/polk-s… #PolkCounty #WinterHaven
Bartow commissioners agreed on Oct. 19 to let the Bartow EDC test the market for the historic Thompson Cigar Factory. If no qualified developer steps up, the city manager says demolition comes back to the commission. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/thomps… #Bartow #PolkCounty
Bartow's new CRA Advisory Committee is set. The City Commission ranked 11 applicants on Oct. 19 and appointed seven residents to advise the Community Redevelopment Agency. Here's who made the cut. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/bartow… #Bartow #PolkCounty
Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds brought his Defending the Florida Dream Bus Tour to the Polk County History Center in Bartow on Oct. 22. Early voting is underway, and Election Day is Nov. 3. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/byron-… #Bartow #PolkCounty
A 3-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in a vehicle at the Bartow Burger King drive-thru, Sheriff Grady Judd said at the scene. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/bartow… #PolkCounty #Bartow
All the fall things to do: Your Polk County weekend, Oct. 23 to 25. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/things… #PolkCounty #LakeWales #ThingsToDo
Polk State soccer's Kaylin Allen and Sofia Zapata earned All-FCSAA honors as the Eagles head to the state tournament in Melbourne. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/polk-s… #PolkCounty #Lakeland
Polk State College's Talent Search grant is about to put a college-readiness program into seven more Polk County schools thecitrustea.com/2026/10/polk-s… #PolkCounty #WinterHaven
Congratulations to Bartow Assistant City Clerk Kaylee Fussell, honored on Oct. 19 for earning her Certified Municipal Clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/kaylee… #Bartow
67 volunteers read the Bible aloud for 96 hours at Fort Blount Park. On Oct. 19, organizer Jan Chancey gave that signed Bible to the City of Bartow as a keepsake of Bartow Reads the Bible. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/bartow… #Bartow
Zena Moody, the principal's secretary at Padgett Elementary in Lakeland, is the latest Polk County Public Schools employee named in the Focused on Excellence campaign. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/padget… #PolkCounty #Lakeland
Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to disable comments on all 21 county government social media channels. Sheriff's Office pages are not affected. thecitrustea.com/2026/10/polk-c… #PolkCounty #Bartow
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