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Elaina Parker and Beau, Wesley, and Elijah Reynolds enjoy a "Hiwassee Respite" from the summer heat. They are from Englewood and come to the river quite often. "We have sand, cool water, and lots of room here and it's not far from home" they said.

Raft tax tensions lead to eruption
July 1, 2009 - 16:24
Words flew after county attorney Jimmy Logan told the commission he would be filing.. » FULL STORY
Tax rate approved; no budget adopted
July 1, 2009 - 16:21
The county commission failed to adopt the budget at Monday night’s regular meeting, which had been moved from June 18 so the budget could be considered.
Polk Web Design team wins first in state
July 1, 2009 - 16:13
The Polk County High School Web Design Team of Joshua Goode, Gary Moats and Caleb Shelton were among 7,864 FBLA participants that gathered at the Anaheim CA Convention Center to show their skills.
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