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Sheriff: No more free undies for male inmates
South Florida Sun-SentinelServing time in the Polk County jail is getting to be more of a challenge for inmates. Last year, just before Christmas, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd fouled-up the inmates' holiday by removing all of the jail's basketball goals, posts and nets. If...Tags: Grady Judd, Crime, Law and Justice, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Prisons, Human Interest
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New air service to S.C., central Fla. has smooth takeoff
heather.keels@herald-mail.comDirect Air's inaugural flight into Hagerstown Regional Airport Thursday was about an hour behind schedule, but with a bluegrass band, sheet cake, a contest and speeches by local officials, outbound passengers had plenty to keep them busy. The flight...Tags: Orlando, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Mark Jackson, Washington County (Maryland), Thurgood Marshall
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State board considers making USF Polytechnic its 12th university
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelState officials will be taking a close look at allowing a branch campus of USF to become an independent university. If approved, USF's Polytechnic campus in Polk County would become Florida's 12th state university. Leaders from Polk yesterday addressed... -
Miller on a Harley: Miller on Main Street takes Miller to bike land
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGOP U.S. senate candidate Craig Miller will be working the floor in Florida's most famous motorcycle dealership Saturday in his third installment of his “Miller on Main Street” campaign to sample life in the Main Street lane. Miller, a career... -
Report: UF president says he’d help USF campus become independent
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe president of University of Florida in Gainesville has volunteered to help a branch campus of University of South Florida in Tampa become an independent university, according to the Ledger, a Polk County newspaper. USF Polytechnic, a campus located... -
Perry picks up Paul Senft endorsement
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGOP presidential hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has received the endorsement of Paul Senft, Florida National Committeeman to the Republican National Committee. Senft, who last week broke with Florida's elected Republican leaders by criticizing the... -
Trustees weigh in on USF’s Polytechnic campus becoming 12th state university
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe University of South Florida's Board of Trustees say they're OK with one of the college's campuses becoming an independent school — so long as USF gets the money back that it has invested. Community leaders in neighboring Polk County have been... -
Report: 2 senators ask for audit of USF’s Polytechnic campus
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelAs state officials research possibly allowing a branch campus of University of South Florida to become a separate university, two state senators have asked for an audit of the campus' expenditures based on allegations of misused funds, according to an... -
Thursday Morning Reads: Fla may have a 12th public university
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Happy Thursday and welcome to the work day. Here are five stories you should be reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that USF-Polytechnic will become the state's 12th public university. From the story: A branch campus... -
Chances are, this wasn’t a message from heaven – but…
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA young woman who works for the utilities crewsetting up stage equipment at the Orange County Convention Center for tonight's big Republican Party of Florida/Fox News Presidency 5 debate, tells me that this afternoon's storm threw a lightning bolt that... -
LeMieux wins endorsements of three legislators
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelRepublican U.S. Senate candidate George LeMieux has picked up the endorsement of three more legislators — including veteran state senator — and self-proclaimed maverick – Paula Dockery of Lakeland. Here's how his release describes them:... -
Fantasy of Flight goes BOGO for Florida residents
Theme Park Rangers - Orlando SentinelFantasy of Flight, an aviation-based attraction in Polk County, is offering a buy-one-get-one-free ticket deal for Florida residents, beginning Friday, July 1. The deal applies to both adult and children's tickets. Fantasy of Flight general admission...
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