It signals the commission's growing confidence in Sherrouse, a turnabout from a critical review in 2023 that had members ...

The sitting commissioner has raised more than $80,000 for her campaign from a who's-who of Polk's political givers and others ...

From growth management to infrastructure, public safety and affordable housing, see what's driving the four candidates for ...

QUITE A DEAL The grocery-store chain was able to purchase a building and parking garage for just $20 due to a lease ...

Polk County has applied for state and federal grants aimed at improving drainage in the stormwater system from Lake Parker to ...

Lakeland city commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to end the 44-year practice of fluoridating the city’s drinking water. The decision comes amid controversy surrounding potential health risks ...

Lakeland, Florida is experiencing a shortage of youth athletic fields, causing some programs to turn away children. The Florida Tropics soccer club has offered to fund lighting for more fields in ...

It took about two weeks, but water testing shows that Lakeland’s lakes have recovered from the 5,187,000 gallons of wastewater — some partially treated but most raw — that spilled when Hurricane ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Polk County judge denied bond Saturday to a Lakeland, Florida city commissioner facing a second-degree murder charge for the deadly shooting of a suspected shoplifter. Commissioner ...

LAKELAND – When the 37 Miss Florida and 25 Miss Florida’s Teen contestants take the stage for the 88th annual Miss Florida pageant, they’ll come from across the state – from north to south, east to ...