Children, adults, seniors - all are being affected by the national recession, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. ...more

October 23, 2009

A 29-year-old man died early this morning when his car rear-ended a tanker carrying a cargo of orange juice as the truck slowed to make a turn near Lake Wales. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Joseph Cherry, of Lake Wales, was killed about 2:30 a.m. today on State Road 17. ...more

September 24, 2009

Florida's overall orange crop estimate is down by about 400,000 boxes. ...more

April 9, 2009

The PepsiCo Americas Beverages division of PepsiCo is bowing to public demand and scrapping changes made to a flagship product, Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice. ...more

February 24, 2009

Among the alarming numbers from last year's economic downturn are the number of people who now need food stamps to put dinner on the table. ...more

February 6, 2009

In the heart of citrus country, people assume oranges are locally grown. ...more

February 4, 2009

Business sales have been every bit as slow as the housing market. Given the current climate, it seemed the shopping center space formerly known as Ram's Restaurant would stay vacant for months. ...more

December 29, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reduced its November orange crop estimate by 1 million boxes. Now, 165 million boxes of oranges are expected to be produced during the 2008-2009 season. ...more

December 21, 2008

Falling fuel prices have forced the owners of a local factory that turns chicken fat into a diesel fuel additive to cut production in half from summertime levels. ...more

November 23, 2008

Taylor Baccili held up her hand with reverence. "This is my Mike Alstott hand," the 9-year-old said. ...more

November 19, 2008