Metro I-4 News

photo credit: bondidwhatFor those who survived April 15th, here’s what the newspapers in our region find newsworthy.
Everyone is still talking about the Mulberry 8. 911 tape released in video beating of Polk County cheerleader (Sentinel); Beating Victim: ‘I Just Got Jumped’ (Ledger)
Someone woke up the sleeping giant as the Lakeland Ledger published a report [...]

photo credit: vnvlainIt’s a slow day in regional news. The story everyone is discussing is Dr. Phil & the Mulberry 8, but the Sentinel also debuted a new database of Florida home foreclosures and the Ledger features a story on fertilizers ruining the Black Lagoon.
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Orlando Sentinel: Mulberry 8 Update; Deltona lures businesses with ‘model’ Web [...]

Of course the number one story today is the Mulberry Eight: Suspects in Taped Beating Given Bail; Teens in Lakeland cheerleader-beating case face adult court, restrictions; and High Bail Set In Beating Case. The Sentinel adds a human interest story on Sheriff Grady Judd
CSX is always making news: CSX Plan Whistles By Panel; Measure limits [...]

• Evidently Polk County is in the Orlando area to at least one Sentinel headline writer, Orlando-area deputies arrest 11 men in Internet sex sting
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These are today’s stories from three local newspapers that affect Metro I-4 citizens..
• The Sentinel includes a guide to go green, Orlando wants to sell arenas, Columnist Mike Thomas has [...]