With scores of students and adults wearing sweat pants and sweat shirts, it seemed like Health Club Day at Sun 'N Lake Elementary School. ...more

October 21, 2008 |

It was a chocolate lover's day in the sun. It was melted, sticky, sweet, bitter, dark, rich and creamy. Some was in wrappers, some in broken pieces, some in the form of lollipops. ...more

June 6, 2008 |

Ritchie "G" Golder was zigzagging in the roadway, sprinting to every parked car he could while the stoplight was still red. ...more

May 18, 2008 |

Ritchie "G" Golder was zigzagging in the roadway, sprinting to every parked car he could while the stoplight was still red. ...more

May 17, 2008 |

Out of 20 more suspect lollipops seized by authorities Thursday, only one appears to have a piece of metal embedded in it, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. ...more

February 15, 2008 |

LAKELAND - There does not appear to be an epidemic of blade-flavored lollipops in Polk County. ...more

February 14, 2008 |

For half of his life, Steven Ashworth, 40, has worked for other candy shop owners. So when he opened City Street Sweets in Hyde Park Village in December, he brought candy-making skills and a business sense. ...more

February 11, 2008 |

Ed Mierzwinski is trying to get the word out to college students that the free T-shirt or teddy bear they accept when signing up for a credit card could end up costing them a lot of financial heartache. ...more

October 28, 2007 |

AVON PARK — It will be a sweet homecoming, literally, for Avon Park High School this week with the theme — "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Avon Park High teacher and student council sponsor Lorri Jaques said the student council president wanted a "Candyland" atmosphere for homecoming. ...more

October 4, 2007 |