Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

(This story was changed to correct a city of residence ... donated $25,000, as did Polk County developer Albert Cassidy and ...

Lori Edwards’ streak of electoral victories ended Tuesday as Melony Bell claimed 54% of the vote in the race for Polk County ...

Though one of the youngest members of the Florida House at 28, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, is seeking what would be her ...

Here is a breakdown of each region involving Polk County Schools. Haines City won the district title for the first ... t make the Rural playoffs into another bracket called the Rural Florida ...

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included ...

Troutman: In a recent visit to Lakeland by Florida’s Agriculture Secretary Wilton Simpson ... Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, ...

Bell served for 14 years on the Fort Meade City Commission before gaining election to the Polk County Commission in 2010. She ...

According to the latest data from the Federal Communications Commission, only around 3% of households in Polk City have access to 1,000Mbps download speeds and only 56% of rural households have ...

Republicans sweep local races; new office holders are Becky Troutman at County Commission and Jennifer Kincart Jonsson in the ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Daniel Webster and Laurel Lee, and Democrat Darren Soto had little trouble keeping their seats.

I am so excited that we have the opportunity now to represent our community, they spoke, we listened and now we have the ...