“You heard right, we are opening on Aug. 3,” franchise owner-operator David Corriveau said when asked about the opening date for the new Culver's at 1395 N. Holland Parkway in Bartow. On opening day, ...

A multipurpose room in the new Winter Haven Recreation and Cultural Center has a large wall that can double as a projection wall for indoor movie nights, and contains several game tables for seniors ...

Dunnellon Kameron Wheeler (6) is lifted up by Ayden Cox (52) after scoring their only touchdown against Lake Gibson in Lakeland, Fl on Friday September 12, 2025. Dunnellon defeated Lake Gibson 9-7.

Eagle Lake 12U advances to the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, MO. They say they need $30,000-plus to go. See their story ...

Kay Fields, pursuing a seventh term on the Polk County School Board, has a well-funded opponent in Sam Neelam, CEO of a ...

Justin Sharpless, seeking a second term on the Polk County School Board, contends with Kasen Hampton, a 19-year-old ...

Seven Republican candidates, all living outside Polk, are vying to face Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, in the redrawn U.S.

After James Duckett's execution, family and friends of Jeanifer Weldon, and Sheriff Grady Judd, say "the right person died" for her 1987 murder.

Winter Haven's proposed $372 million budget for fiscal year 2027 holds the tax rate flat, but homeowners will likely owe more ...

James Duckett was executed for the 1987 murder of an 11-year-old Lake County girl. He was long suspected of killing Jeanifer ...

Circuit Judge Keith Spoto ruled in favor of Polk County, negating Lake Wales' plan to expand the boundaries of its Community ...

Lost Food Stamps: More than half a million Floridians lost food stamps in less than a year since cuts by the federal ...