Nevertheless, this means the 2026 Polk County high school football season is virtually here. But which county team are you ...

Jonah — the canine subject of a popular video — has spurred the Miami Marlins to donate a portion of ticket proceeds to help ...

Watson Clinic quietly announced a change in its relationship with healthcare providers, a shift that potentially shakes up patient care in Polk County. Several patients at Watson Clinic received ...

Orlando Health and Watson Clinic celebrated the opening of Lakeland Highlands Hospital to its first patients on July 8.

Meet The Ledger's 2026 All-County High School Boys Lacrosse Team. Here are the coach and player of the year, along with first ...

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

Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center has been designated a Level I trauma center by Florida Department of Health.

Three years before being named Haines City police chief, Isaac Jackson was sanctioned for using his city-issued phone for ...

A Florida man was struck and killed by a CSX train in Winter Haven on July 9. The Polk County Sheriff's Office is ...

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 ...

A forum for Polk County School Board candidates will be held July 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Well in Lakeland. Candidates in the elections for Districts 3, 5 and 6 have been invited to the event ...

The King’s Church, which now occupies a historic church on South Florida Avenue, will begin holding Sunday services at Geneva ...