Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

Here's our Week 12 Florida high school football Super 25 rankings. Lakeland returns to the No. 1 spot and Chaminade-Madonna moves up to No. 2.

Bob Doyel of Winter Haven ran unsuccessfully for office three times in Polk County after retiring as a judge in 2010.

Demand for hurricane supplies drives sales boost at Publix. Lakeland-based grocer reports stock price increase.

Rick Rousos, a longtime reporter with The Ledger who retired in 2016, died Friday at age 73. Rousos began work at The Ledger in 1989, relocating from Michigan. He covered a variety of beats, beginning ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for August shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $290,000.

"It's not about assigning blame. It's not about asking for scalps. It's just about seeing the issue clearly enough to determine the path forward." ...

LAKELAND — It was business as usual for Lakeland football as the Dreadnaughts jumped to a 21-point lead in the first quarter, scoring on offense, defense and special teams. Turnovers in the ...

The Judicial Nominating Commission for the 10 th Judicial Circuit is seeking applicants to fill an opening for the Polk ...

Baker surprised even himself. It didn’t take long for him to realize he was stronger than everyone else, so instead of ...

Florida has barely recovered from the last two hurricanes that rampaged across the state. Here's a look at Polk County's forecast this week.

Polk State College is offering a program that allows students nationwide to take selected online workforce education courses ...