WINTER HAVEN – A standing-room-only crowd of well-wishers packed the community room of the Winter Haven Police Department on Monday as Gary Hester fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a chief of police and took the oath of office to become the city’s top cop.

I had all kinds of posts for y’all to read while I was soaking up the Lake Powell sun. Guess I shouldn’t post late at night. Live and learn. Hope that you will all forgive me. Back to the whole talking walls thing. I am not talking paint, or major overhaul … that you have to do when you get home from a 7 day vacation !. Sorry! This week-I promise! PPs-Pottery Barn Knock off Shelves tutorial: Tomorrow! Stay Tuned. Happy Monday! Photobucket. Posted by Tausha at 3:00 PM …

A Hamilton man pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to running a Ponzi scheme in which he and his employees took more than $9 million from 90 individuals, many of whom were elderly.

Sunday was redemption of sorts for the Williston Keybirds.

The WORST part of a vacation … Today I was so motivated–I just had to do a FEW things to get ready to go to Lake Powell tomorrow. Yeah right–Just take a look at my day: 8:00a.m.–get woken up by my sister Kimbie–she is coming down …

Tomorrow my family of 4 and our friends family of 7 are taking our ski boat and their tow hauler and headed out to Lake Powell ! until Monday afternoon! … Have a wonderful time, sounds like a great vacation ! Have fun! …

CRYSTAL LAKE A pair of local educators have combined their passion for education and love for their son into a memorial scholarship.

WILLIAMSBURG — The man taken into custody Monday morning following a hostage situation at the Jamestown Commons was a suspect in an unsolved 2004 murder.

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