Chaminade-Madonna travels to Cardinal Newman in a rematch of the 2025 Class 1A state title game, which Cardinal Newman won 17-14.

A Candidate meet-and-greet will take place Oct. 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Well, 114 E. Parker St., in Lakeland.

Author Sophia Huneycutt, a Lakeland native, will speak about her debut novel, “The House Built on Alligator Bones,” on Oct. 13 at Florida Southern.

Polk County contributed $750,000 toward a conservation easement on the 375-acre Walter Farms property, a cattle ranch located ...

A dispute over pigeons, property damage and quality of life sparked the rule, leaving one resident worried years of ...

Lakeland, faces Democrat Ricky Santiago and non-party candidate Jarvis Washington in the Florida House District 50 election.

Polk County Commission voted Oct. 6 to terminate CareerSource Polk CEO Stacey Campbell-Domineck in a 3-2 vote, and dissolve ...

The Lake Wales History Museum has named Nancy Martin Turnquist, part of a multi-generational local family, as Lake Wales ...

Lakeland Regional Health opened its new Parkview location on Oct. 6 at 1409 N. Florida Ave., at the intersection of North ...

Find out who made the cut for The Ledger's high school teams and athletes of the week on the bowling lanes, golf course and volleyball court.

There were five games this season that were elevated beyond just being a rivalry or district game for Polk County high school football teams. Lakeland has three of them, and Lake Wales has the other ...

Kingston Loydd leads a prolific Lake Wales offense into its biggest game of the season against district rival Orlando Jones.