City Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley has shattered the previous record for fundraising in a Lakeland mayoral race. As of ...

Polk Arts & Culture Hall of Fame Gala honors local arts legends and rising stars with awards, inductions, live jazz, and community celebration.

Sittadel partnership creates a student-powered cybersecurity lab to build local talent and protect Polk County businesses.

More than 1,000 demonstrators lined up along Freedom Park on Saturday for Lakeland's second “No Kings Day of Action” — a protest against what participants see as a multitude of abuses by the Trump ...

Janie Louise Rager Adams Shiver, 80, of Lakeland, FL passed peacefully on October 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Blanca Wiener, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, ...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Michael Elliot Stewart, who left this world on ...

Some of the fastest boats in racing will compete in the Orange Cup Regatta on Lake Hollingsworth this Saturday and Sunday.