Elly Ayres

The city of Lake Butler is opening a splash park on March 20, located by the lake's community center and children's park. The park is designed for kids age 13 and under and will expose children to safe physical activity.

Floridian water resources are contaminated and overused everyday. A new bill will propose to save the quality of water and its usage in Florida.

Strawberry producers are feeling the heat from the cold temperatures. Output is low and prices are rising for strawberries this season.

Students in Polk County will be taking home two different report cards this term. The second report, the Fitnessgram, will be an evaluation of their health and fitness levels.

The Behavioral Health Center will open at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Feb. 17.

Some first-time teachers were hired as permanent substitutes as a way to cut district spending, but now Marion County is expected to hire about 100 as full-time teachers.

Strawberries are being frozen to prevent damage from below-freezing temperatures.

Former Bradford Union Technical Center teacher Juliana Moore believes the school's mold is to blame for her health issues. Her claims, as well as a document trail, may point to a larger issue than Starke Elementary's August mold problem.

Commissioners agreed to request an administrative hearing with Florida Department of Environmental Protection regarding its intent to issue an air permit to GREC. The request is due Monday.

(Image credit: University of Florida) Ten years after two former UF students filed a complaint against the university, construction is underway to build an apartment complex southwest of where the two once lived near a former off-campus landfill site.