Venice at Lakeland is a game that has interest around the state and leads Week 3's slate of Polk County games.

Bartow Ford has sold to North Carolina-based Crossroads Automotive Group. But the new owners plan business and community ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office answered questions from state Rep. Rita Harris about the seizing of two women in a hospital ...

Bartow has hired an outside investigator to look into former Police Chief Stephen Walker as the Polk Sheriff's Office ...

A Polk County sheriff's deputy was injured in a head-on crash that has shut down a major east/west route between Haines city ...

In fact, these factors seemed to galvanize the bunch as the game progressed thanks to the offensive and the defensive lines ...

A screening of the movie “Take Me Home,” partially shot in Lakeland, will take place Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. at Bonnet Springs Park ...

The Rev. Marcus Zillman, the new senior pastor at Lakeland’s First United Methodist Church, attended Florida Southern College ...

Two-time girls swimmer of the year Bryce Palmer returns for her senior season at McKeel. She is the top returning girls ...

Who is the best Polk County high school volleyball player in 2026? Here are the nominees. Vote now through Sept. 14.

Polk County Commissioners removed CareerSource Polk Executive Director Stacy-Campbell-Domineck and will audit the agency ...

Three truck-driving schools serving Polk County were among 110 nationwide shut down amid a crackdown on immigrants obtaining ...