Sara-Megan Walsh, News Chief

Sara-Megan Walsh

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  • News Chief
  • The Palm Beach Post
  • Herald-Tribune
  • Shiny Sheet

Past articles by Sara-Megan:

Christmas in Polk: Carols, movies and where to find Santa Claus

The holidays have a way of bringing communities together to share the season's joy. Here's a list of Christmas events happening across Polk County. → Read More

Man shot by Winter Haven police officer

According to a press release, Winter Haven police officers were at Haven of Lake Deer Apartments in Winter Haven when the man was shot. → Read More

Polk County begins assessing damage from Hurricane Ian

Polk County received about 3,000 people at emergency shelters by Thursday morning, county spokesperson Mianne Nelson said. → Read More

Facing term limits, Phillip Walker withdraws request to be reappointed to Lakeland commission

The Lakeland city commissioner, who resigned his seat in order to run for the Florida House, appears to be prohibited by term limits from being reappointed. → Read More

'It's not over yet': Lakeland Library reopens amid second phase of renovations

The first phase of the library's renovations has been finished and capped with the opening of the Lakeland History and Culture Center. → Read More

Lakeland Regional Health seeks to add ER, double size of its I-4 campus

Lakeland Regional is looking to increase the size its permitted facilities from 150,000 to 300,000 square feet. → Read More

Voter deadline to register for primaries or request mail-in ballot is Monday

Voters looking to register for the Aug. 23 primary, change their party affiliation or request a mail-in ballot have until Monday. → Read More

Former Florida Tile site to be sold for nearly $10 million to support Bonnet Springs Park

Atlanta-based developer Carter USA is set to close on a nearly $10 million deal to purchase the former Florida Tile site for redevelopment in August. → Read More

Publix bringing tech campus to downtown Lakeland; will demolish old Citrus Mutual building

The company promises to bring 100 new jobs to the tech campus, paying an average wage of $93,500. The Citrus Mutual building is just to the southeast. → Read More

Lakeland cited for unfair labor practices in retaliation against fire department employees

A state commission found that fire department leaders retaliated against the union president, then targeted two lieutenants who defended him. → Read More

Caught in the crossfire: Lake Parker duck hunts could threaten endangered snail kites

Residents hope an endangered bird isn't caught in the crossfire of the city's duck hunting debate. → Read More

Free rides offered on autonomous vehicle. Will they be in Winter Haven's future?

Coast Autonomous has announced a collaboration with Winter Haven to explore bringing its autonomous vehicles to the city's streets. → Read More

Polk's new COVID cases more than double, hospitalizations rising

Lakeland Regional Health had 108 patients hospitalized by COVID at noon on Friday, more than double from the July 4th weekend. → Read More

Lakeland tentatively puts police body cameras in fiscal year 2022 budget

The City Commission was deeply divided, and it's uncertain whether the cameras will survive the budget process. → Read More

Polk County COVID-19 cases spike as vaccination rates slowing down

Florida Department of Health reported 23,697 new infections between July 2 to July 8, an increase of more than 47% over last week. → Read More

Polk County receives delayed COVID vaccine shipment; expects second batch this week

With more than 19,000 doses arriving this week, it seems like Polk could be poised for record distribution. → Read More

Polk adds 932 new COVID cases in three days, weekly positivity rate goes above 10%

The higher rate means the county is seeing faster community spread. → Read More

Florida deploys first mobile ICU to Winter Haven Hospital

Florida deploys its first mobile ICU unit to Winter Haven Hospital due to a growing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and reports of low bed → Read More

Florida deploys first mobile ICU to Winter Haven Hospital

Florida deploys its first mobile ICU unit to Winter Haven Hospital due to a growing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and reports of low bed → Read More

Hundreds of letters shatter isolation of Florida seniors

Lakeland-area nurses and staff are among those who found time to write to residents at Grace Manor after a video was posted → Read More