With Tropical Depression Fred nearing Florida, sandbags will be available in Haines City, beginning on Friday morning.

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, sandbags will be available outside the gate at our Public Works facility, 300 N. Fifth St. 

There will be a limit of 10 sandbags per household. For those who need assistance loading bags, workers will be present.