Why Choose The Polk County Press
Community Connection
In a world filled with constant digital noise, our small town newspaper stands as a beacon of community connection and trusted information. We provide coverage of local events, stories that celebrate our unique culture, and news that truly matters to our residents. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure you stay informed about what's happening right here at home. By reading our paper, you stay connected to the heart and soul of our community. Stay informed and engaged with the stories that matter most to you.
The Mulberry/Polk County Press is one of Florida's oldest news media and advertising companies and is well over a century old! but we keep up with the times with the latest in news, public service and advertising.
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Subscribe To The Polk County (Florida) Press, a family owned independent newspaper to read in depth articles about the Mulberry-Lakeland, Polk County and Florida news. It's just $42 for a full year of 52 issues delivered to your mailbox each week via the U.S. Postal Service. We have subscriptions all over the United States.
Here are some of our current in depth articles.
----The near collapse of the Florida citrus industry. Tropicana orange juice, the huge facility out of nearby Bradenton, is publicly saying it may have to file bankruptcy. The number of acres of commercial citrus groves in Florida has fallen from 832,000 acres planted in 2000 to way less than half of that....275,000 acres currently. Why is this? Subscribe to The Press to find out. Even Alico, which was once a huge Florida citrus producer, has been getting rid of groves and plans to entirely exist the citrus industry.
---The pressures on the restaurant industry. They are many. Running a restaurant is one of the hardest businesses in the country having to deal with soaring food and other operational costs, finding dedicated workers and being in an extremely competitive arena.
---Florida Power and Light's nuclear power plant in St. Lucie is under federal investigation.
One of just 54 nuclear power plants in the United States, the St. Lucie facility has the highest number of anonymous safety complaints of any nuclear facility in the United States. Workers there have been interviewed by federal investigators about safety concerns and allegations of fear in reporting safety violations. This comes at a time that Florida Power and Light, Florida's largest utility, is asking for a large rate increase that would bring in an extra $10 billion over the next four years.
---New rules are in effect at the start of the new school year, thanks to the Florida Legislature.
Cell phones will not be able to be used by Florida's elementary and middle school students from the start of the classes to the end of classes for the entire day. In other words, once the school day starts, students will not be allowed to use their cell phones until the end of the school day. The rules are bent some for high school students in Florida who only cannot use their cell phones during "instructional" times.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ARTICLES WE ARE COVERING. TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRESS, mail us a check or money order for $42 for an entire year to:
Polk County Press,
1020 N. Church Ave.,
Mulberry, Florida 33860-2040
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