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Image: Celebrating Freedom
From veteran photographer Michael Wilson, whose last day at The Ledger was Friday: The photo I was going to volunteer to shoot tonight for an hour’s overtime for The Ledger before Friday. Related: Ledger story about the celebration with a photo of the watermelon-eating contest shot by the reporter.
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Orlando Contestants Win Two Florida Pageants in Lakeland
Review the Miss Florida and Florida Outstanding Teen pageants by following videos posted by VisitCentralFlorida.org during the events. Follow tweets from VisitCentralFl.org and others after the jump.
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Follow Miss Florida Live Coverage Nightly
The social media team at Central Florida Visitors & Convention Bureau is tweeting like crazy during Miss Florida pageant events at The Lakeland Center this week. Check their Twitter feed for loads of photos and videos posted nightly. Source: Twitter: Visit Central Florida
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Red White and Kaboom Gets More Kaboom
In recent years, Lakeland residents could see fireworks on July 3 at Lake Morton and July 4 at Joker Marchant Stadium. With the stadium under construction, no fireworks are planned for the fourth, but the city’s Red, White and Kaboom on July 3 will get extra firepower. Source: The Ledger
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Dixieland Revolution: Things Will Be Popping Friday
A new group called Dixieland Revolution is getting businesses together to make their neighborhood a destination through events like Dixieland Alley Nights the last Friday of each month. Read on to see what’s going on this Friday:
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Orlando Attack Adds Urgency to Polk Pride Events
List of events Polk Pride website Source: Fox 13 News