Health Department director resigns for new job
Dr. Daniel Haight
PHOTO BY COOPER GOUVELLIS
Tammy Zimmerman, left, and Amber Johnson were on hand at the 39-Mile Yard Sale last year to quench the thirst of shoppers with Florida's Natural orange juice.
The director of the Polk County Health Department has resigned his position as he was hired as the Associate Vice President of Community Health at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Daniel Haight, who ran the health department for more than 16 years, will start his new job on Nov. 19.