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Department to share entire day's police work on Twitter

Submitted by Grayson Kamm, Multi-Media Journalist

Thursday, July 11th, 2013, 11:45am

Department to share entire day's police work on Twitter

Winter Haven, Florida -- In what they're calling a "virtual ride-along" with officers, Winter Haven police plan to post constant updates online during an entire 12-hour shift of service.

Officers will be live-tweeting how they're handling crimes and calls for service from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 12th.

The posts will go up as they happen on Twitter. You can follow the day-long event by following the Winter Haven Police Department's Twitter account, @WHPoliceDept.

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Submitted by Eric Glasser, Anchor/Reporter

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 1:02pm

Free phone help for people with hearing or speech challenges

Bartow, Florida -- Have a hard time hearing? You may qualify for a free phone. FTRI Phone Distribution is taking place this week in Bartow.

FTRI offers a variety of amplified telephones to meet the need of persons with a mild, moderate, or severe hearing loss.

These amplified telephones are available at all of the 24 Regional Distribution Centers located throughout the state. The free amplified phone distribution is for Florida residents who have a hearing loss and/or a speech problem.

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Submitted by Eric Glasser, Anchor/Reporter

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 7:14pm

Got an E-reader? Learn how to use it more effectively

Bartow, Florida -- Okay, so we all know ebooks and e-readers are becoming the way to take in a good book, or even news or magazines.

Not everyone is comfortable using them yet, but the Bartow Library wants to give you a chance to get comfortable during a free class this Thursday!

Bring your Kindle, Nook, iPad, or other eReader device to the library this Thursday and they will help you with the basics of getting eBooks to read!

Also, you can learn how to effectively use the OverDrive lending system for checking out library eBooks.

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Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, 12:13pm

Students take field trip to USF’s 41st Annual Engineering Expo

Bartow, Florida -- In February, Jesse Keen Elementary STEAM Academy students got full exposure to the engineering field at USF's 41st Annual Engineering Expo.

During the outing, students got to see first hand how important engineering is in their everyday lives. They also got to participate in interactive activities by USF students organizations, explore engineering departments, research laboratories and meet with local engineers.

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Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, February 17th, 2013, 11:25am

Florida State Parks announces new, free mobile app

Florida-- Trees, lakes, trails, wildlife- they're all things that come to mind when thinking about Florida's parks. Techonology, smartphones and applications, howeverm are probably the last things to come to mind- until now!

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Park Services department has announced the launch of their new, free mobile application, which will serve as an interactive guide for users on the go at any of Florida's 171 parks, trails and historic sites.

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Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, January 13th, 2013, 4:45pm

Polk Sheriff's Office launches new mobile app

Polk Co., FL-- As a part of the Polk County Sheriff's Office ongoing effort to keep citizens informed, they have proudly announced the launching of their new PCSO mobile app.

Here is what officials are saying about the app:

Thanks to the Appriss® mobile phone application, you can now take PCSO information with you wherever you go.

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Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, October 21st, 2012, 10:08am

Lakeland, FL-- The city of Lakeland has gone mobile! According to city representatives, they have just released a mobile app called Link2Lakeland that can be downloaded on Apple, Android and Windows platforms.

They say the app features a mobile version of the City’s Citizens Action Center that serves as a central communications point for citizens to report a concern, make a suggestion or ask questions.

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