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🌱 Polk County pair jailed after sheriff details disturbing incest allegations
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- Polk County pair jailed after sheriff details disturbing incest allegations
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📰 News we're reading
• Florida Mom, 46, Charged With Incest After Admitting She Slept With Her 22-Year-Old Son During Nasty Dispute (radaronline.com) — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd detailed disturbing allegations against a local mother and her adult son, who are both jailed on incest-related charges after a domestic dispute led deputies to their home. Judd says the woman admitted to a long-running sexual relationship with her son, while the son also faces a domestic violence battery charge. Both remain in custody at the Polk County Jail as the case proceeds. 
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Fort Meade Public Library, 75 E Broadway St, Fort Meade
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Auburndale Public Library, 100 West Bridgers Avenue, Auburndale
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City Hall, 120 E POMELO STREET, Lake Alfred
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City Hall, 120 E POMELO STREET, Lake Alfred
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Auburndale Public Library, 100 West Bridgers Avenue, Auburndale
3:30 pm - Mulberry_Explor-a-Story
Auburndale Public Library, 100 West Bridgers Avenue, Auburndale
3:30 pm - Auburndale - Family Night & Teen Program
Auburndale Public Library, 100 W Bridgers Ave, Auburndale
4:30 pm - Dundee - Freida McFadden Book Club - Adults
Dundee Public Library, 202 E Main St, Dundee
4:30 pm - Mulberry_Book Buzz
Auburndale Public Library, 100 West Bridgers Avenue, Auburndale
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Lakeland Public Library, 100 Lake Morton Dr, Lakeland
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- You always hear about people buying others people's groceries or gas or whatever but I've never really experienced people like that, I'm from Pinellas county, but yesterday I'm in dg the only store in Polk City an I'm watching these two older guys
make fun of each other grocery shopping I start laughing naturally trip almost fall an pop my sandal broke so I'm standing there cussing myself like… (Nextdoor Country Trails)
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in AUBURNDALE, FL S15485 in Auburndale. Apply here.
- The Coca-Cola Company posted a job opening for Automation Technician - Nights in Auburndale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Polk City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Auburndale
- Florida Man Learns Deodorant and Driving Don't Mix (hits973.com)
- Florida man applying deodorant crashes truck on highway, FHP says (cbsnews.com)
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Lakeland
- Gelagen Gummies Reviews 2026 – Is This Korean-Inspired Skin Formula Legit or Overhyped? (muddyriversports.com)
- NOAA Corps Welcomes Newest Officers from Basic Training Class 147 (tvdelmarva.com)
- Drone Spots Florida Man In Lakeland Swamp Dropping Toddlers In Water After Drunken Crash (tampafp.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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