As weather forecasters watch a low-pressure system in the northeastern Gulf, Polk County's weather will remain at mix of brutal heat and high chances for thunderstorms through the weekend. The ...

David Jolly, a Democratic candidate for Florida governor, held a campaign rally at First Baptist Institutional Church on July 14 ...

LAKELAND — Even with two new schools planned for northeast Polk County, the school district expects to be about 3,200 spots short of accommodating students in the area. That was one of the messages ...

Polk State freshman guard and former Winter Haven player Eric Dailey had everyone’s support all year, which materialized into the All-American JUCO Showcase selection in Atlanta over the weekend. And ...

A new Publix is scheduled to open on July 16 in the Mariana Acres shopping center. This new store will replace an older Publix location just a few hundred yards away. Three other Publix supermarkets ...

The Florida Department of Transportation will host a meeting on July 28 in Haines City to provide information about the ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the suspect was fleeing a domestic violence call when he rammed a responding sergeant.

Fort Meade LLC, the entity seeking to develop a data center in Fort Meade, made a $10,000 contribution on June 30 to Friends ...

Two people are dead following a domestic violence incident and subsequent officer-involved shooting in Auburndale, according to authorities. A man shot and killed a woman he was in a relationship with ...

Tish Sheesley has been appointed as executive director of the Lake Wales History Museum and will begin her new role on July ...

Opposition to data centers has aligned the chair of the Polk County Republican Executive Committee with a leader of a ...

When one looks at the game of lacrosse across the country, it’s easy to see that it has grown tremendously across the nation ...