Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 76.
Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 77 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coastersaurus reopens at Legoland Florida after months of renovations – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — If you're heading to Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Coastersaurus is back open after months of structural renovations, just in time for National Roller Coaster Day. The park says the work makes the classic wooden, dinosaur‑themed coaster smoother and safer while preserving its Cypress Gardens-era charm, giving both longtime fans and first-time riders a refreshed experience.
• Barricaded Texas Fugitive Surrenders Deputies In Florida After K9 Threat (tampafp.com) — Deputies say a man wanted in Texas barricaded himself in a Winter Haven bedroom Sunday before surrendering when told a K9 unit was on the way. Polk County deputies arrested the 30-year-old on a local resisting charge and his out-of-state warrant, and he is being held at the county jail pending extradition.
Fort Meade - Clean Reads Book Club - Adults Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library Fort Meade Public Library, 75 E Broadway St, Fort Meade, FL 338 10:00 am
Frostproof - Preschool PALS (Play & Learn Storytime) Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library Latt Maxcy Memorial Library, 15 N Magnolia Ave, Frostproof, FL 10:00 am
Mulberry_Swan City Improv Storytime Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 10:00 am
Mulberry_Bilingual Storytime Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 10:00 am
Winter Haven Main_Little Sprouts Story Time Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 10:30 am
Winter Haven Rec_LoFi Lounge Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 3:30 pm
Winter Haven Main_Lego Club Kathryn L. Smith Memorial Library 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 4:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Finally did something for me and going on my first solo trip to NYC for my birthday weekend! Anyone originally from up north? What are the best places to see and especially eat? (Nextdoor Wyndham)
Sharing my hobby. Watercolor Cards. Please share your hobbies if you want. (Nextdoor Shadow Wood)
Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. posted a job opening for Dockworker in Winter Haven. Apply here.
Utilities Service, LLC posted a job opening for Production Manager in Winter Haven. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winter Haven here.
🗞 Nearby News
Auburndale
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Haines City
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Lakeland
Live Korean War-Era Hand Grenade Brought To FL Police Station (patch.com)
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