What kind of businesses or residential developments are missing from Memorial Boulevard? Lakeland wants your thoughts as it ...

Four major barbecue competitions take place in four weeks across Polk County: Pigfest, Smoke OFF the Water, Grills Gone Wild ...

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

Santa Fe Catholic becomes the second Polk County school with beach volleyball courts on campus and the only one with three ...

Stephen R. Senn, a Lakeland lawyer, has dedicated more than 730 hours to pro bono, or free, service, since 2019, The Florida ...

Holland is a do-it-all player for the Bloodhounds — a team that has turned things around thanks to a 7-6 start compared to a ...

Haven police say the fight took place at duplexes on Avenue H Northwest. One man is dead, the other faces a manslaughter ...

After one year in Orlando, Ryan Mills has returned to Polk County. The former Lake Region head football coach was named the ...

The chase started when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper said he spotted a car matching the description of one that fled ...

After a state finals appearance in 2023, Lake Gibson girls basketball was no more. Finally, the program hired a new coach who ...

Bartow and Winter Haven have given Polk County teams in the state basketball tournament in recent years, but only one team ...

Lakeland officials are being urged to follow medical data as pressure mounts for them to reconsider fluoridation of the city's public drinking water. Lakeland is the largest municipality in Polk ...