The Polk State College Foundation's executive board discussed a request from the administration for up to $125,000 to help ...

Is your local government building not ... visually appealing? This survey ranked the top 100 "ugliest" in the US.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he believes his administration will be "vindicated" in appeal to federal judge's ruling in book ban ...

Lakeland commissioners approved plans by the housing authority to demolish an existing affordable family housing complext to ...

An adult male bicyclist was struck and killed in Winter Haven in the early morning on Aug. 19. Polk County deputies were on the scene investigating a fatal vehicule accident that occurred shortly ...

The Houston Astros meet the Detroit Tigers as the AL foes battle in the middle contest of a 3-game series Tuesday.

USA Waterski and Wake Sports and Ann’s Angels will hold the Adaptive Water Ski Veterans Clinic on Aug. 23 at Lake Silver in Winter Haven.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide says 136 office jobs in Lakeland will be transitioned to third-party vendors for finance, ...

Polk County decided to close the facility last year after several failed attempts to sell it. The county is planning a future ...

The 2025 high school football regular season begins this week, and there are more than 150 games this season involving Polk County teams. Each game is important for each team, but of course, some are ...

Haines City, Lakeland and Mulberry were the only Polk County teams to win district titles in 2024. The prospects for Polk teams might be better in 2025. In the best case scenario, Polk teams could win ...