Senior and four-year varsity starter Ajayia Hodges had a good week as she continued to play as a 6-rotation outside hitter. She's currently third on the squad in team aces with 23, first in team kills ...

The long-awaited expansion of Bowen Yard is underway in downtown Winter Haven. And a handful of new businesses are set to ...

Polk County contributed $500,000 toward the $6.45 million the state agency paid for a conservation easement on the 916-acre G-3 Ranch property.

There are 11 district games on the schedule for Week 6 of the high school football season. Here are Ledger writer Roy Fuoco's predictions.

Polls in Florida are closer than they ever should have been for November. And a host of hot-button issues are contributing, R. Bruce Anderson writes.

Beginning Sept. 26, Florida Southern College in Lakeland will host four public shows a week in the planetarium designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Robert Wiggins, once expected to testify against his brother in the 2020 Frostproof triple homicides, will not be called ...

McKeel junior golfer Drake Kenney competes in the Crutchfield/Hawkins tournament on Sept. 21, 2026. He would go on to tally a 73.

Lakeland turned the ball over three times in the first half, but the Dreadnaught defense held firm on the way to a 21-16 win.

Five weeks have been played in the 2026 high school football season, and for many teams, offensive production is spread ...

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will donate $1 million over five years to the Polk State College ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District has extended the Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage for Polk County through March 31.