Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

First, however, Lakeland must get through the regional tourament. The Dreadnaughts are heavy favorites to advance to the ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

A child is dead and three others, including a good Samaritan, were hospitalized following a fiery crash in Lakeland Thursday ...

Lakeland is the only No. 1 seed, and Fort Mead advanced in a new Rural B tournament called the Florida Invitational ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A baby gator was “arrested ... his teeth are sharp. On Friday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

For all of the scores of tonight's games with Polk County teams, keep checking back here throughout ... Here’s what you need ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a work truck Wednesday morning east of Lakeland, according to the ...

Twenty-two Polk County schools began playing 11-man football in August ... for 1,278 yards in six games with 17 touchdowns ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 42-year-old man, Andrew Sylvester, was arrested on Tuesday, November 12th, after being caught ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the truck was turning onto U.S. 98, about a mile north of Rockridge Road, when a Toyota ...

Polk County’s first Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1979 with ... Those meetings were held in Davenport and Frostproof and ...