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Placid Lakes Community clean up required the work of over 40 residents
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (552+ words) To purchase a new subscription or to validate your current account for free online access, please click Continue below. One builder just tossed a huge pile of drywall along a street in Placid Lakes for someone else to pick up…...
Why are we ignoring the reservoir we already have?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (320+ words) There's a new scam that reared its ugly head in our county t" Former Polk educator Jim Partain spent 35 years of his life " Last week I wrote about Polk County's future water supply and the $800 million first phase of the…...
Polk's water situation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (469+ words) This past week, your county commission met to begin planning next year's budget, which takes effect October 1. During our meeting, we received a presentation from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative. That organization was created in 2016 to make sure Polk County…...
Here's how to recycle those old laptops, i Phones and earbuds lying around
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1029+ words) Used charging cables and power adapters are piled up at a shop in Nhat Tao market, the largest informal recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan. 28, 2024. Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops,…...
Soil is the foundation of your garden. Keep it healthy!
2+ week, 5+ day ago (544+ words) To purchase a new subscription or to validate your current account for free online access, please click Continue below. A sample of soil is displayed at a home on Long Island, N. Y. , on Aug. 21, 2025. We all dream of it: A breathtaking,…...
County urges water conservation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (521+ words) Due to low water levels, the Lake August boat ramp at 1634 Washington Blvd. NW in Placid Lakes is closed until further notice. Recent rainfall across Highlands County has provided only temporary relief, and drought conditions remain at severe to extreme…...
Florida's largest native plant streetscaping planned for Clermont
2+ week, 6+ day ago (499+ words) Mainstreet President Patrick Bianchi, who has spearheaded the improvements, shows his son Landon one of the new Maple trees that has been planted on W. Montrose Street. A map of the streets which will benefit from the tree project in downtown…...
Archbold Biological Station: Studying a million-year-old landscape
3+ week, 2+ day ago (834+ words) A pond behind the Lodge at Archbold Biological Station reflects the scrub landscape of the Lake Wales Ridge south of Lake Placid. The station's 20, 000-acre property supports research on one of Florida's most distinctive ecosystems. Sunlight filters through oak branches…...
Sumter County - free yard debris, burn ban continues, watershed input
4+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) approve fee waiver for residential yard debris Sumter commissioners approved the temporary waiver of fees for residential yard debris disposal for residents that began on March 16, 2026. The waiver will remain in effect until the current burn ban is lifted. Due…...