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Lakeland, Florida · LakelandLAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College set a new program record with 241 student-athletes named to the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards for 2024-25, the fourth-highest total in all of Division…See the Story
RECORD 241 FLORIDA SOUTHERN STUDENT-ATHLETES RECOGNIZED WITH D2 ADA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HONORS
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Higher Education · LakelandLAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Princeton Review's prestigious The Best 391 Colleges once again places Florida Southern College among the top universities in the country, naming the College as one of the "Best in the South." Florida…See the Story
THE PRINCETON REVIEW RECOGNIZES FLORIDA SOUTHERN AMONG NATION'S BEST COLLEGES
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Lakeland, Florida · LakelandA 24-year-old Lakeland woman was arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred four days earlier, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.See the Story
Woman Arrested in Fatal Polk County Hit-and-Run Crash, Sheriff’s Office Says
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