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Polk County Public Schools Cancel Tuesday-Thursday Classes Ahead of Hurricane Milton

After-school activities on Monday are also canceled.

Polk County opens sandbag sites as Tropical Storm Milton gathers steam in the western Gulf of Mexico and heads toward Florida’s west coast.

Benefits include a raised median, improved turn lanes and wider sidewalks, but be prepared for delays until it’s finished.

4,800 Lakeland Electric customers lost power; all but 443 were restored by early Friday afternoon.

Rain intensified late afternoon as Hurricane Helene’s eye passes 150 miles to the west.

Starting this week, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office can issue $225 citations for violations.

More storm-related closures are announced; city facilities and parks remain open, and solid waste pickups are unchanged.

Lakeland, Polk prepare as Tropical Storm Helene strengthens and heads toward an expected Panhandle landfall.

The first was on East Memorial Boulevard Wednesday morning; the other one was at George Jenkins and Kathleen at rush hour.

Lakeland police release a narrated video that shows the incident unfold using footage from multiple sources.