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

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

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

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.

George Jenkins senior offensive lineman Isaac Soto executed a down block on the Seminole High School defensive tackle and ...

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 ...

A building on Florida Avenue, just south of Main Street in Lakeland was being demolished on Sept. 16, 2026. The building, which was built in 1922, was the original site of The Ledger when it opened as ...

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

Elizabeth Hall, Leonie Tavares and Blake Barron won the Hawkins/Crutchfield golf tournament. See how other Polk high school golfers fared.

Among the other top games this week are Kissimmee Osceola at Lake Wales, Lakeland Christian at Sebring and Victory Christian ...

Florida troopers corral an emu wandering along a busy highway and confirm that no insurance policies were sold during the ...