The Dreadnaughts are heavy favorites to advance to the final four, but they aren't the only Polk County school in the 2024 ...

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

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

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

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included NextEra Energy, the Realtors PAC, the HCA hospital chain and the Seminole ...

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

Despite a checkered past, Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray, a nonpartisan candidate from Frostproof, represents the first ...

As for the I-4 congestion, FDOT is still working toward it’s “Moving Florida Forward” initiative, which includes new lanes ...

Lakeland is the only No. 1 seed, and Fort Meade advanced in a new Rural B tournament called the Florida Invitational Tournament.

Bell served for 14 years on the Fort Meade City Commission before gaining election to the Polk County Commission in 2010. She was first elected to the Florida House in 2018, serving a district ...

People who live near Lake Bonny in Lakeland are still looking for relief from flooding four weeks following Hurricane Milton. Neighbors are pleading with city leaders for help.

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