School grades in Lakeland increased by an average of five percentage points in 2025-26 — but with an improvement of 24%, ...

With performances at Branscomb Auditorium and the AGB, the 2026-2027 LSO season will honor traditions and engage Polk County ...

A combination of technology and community support reunited Britni Fultz with her beloved monitor lizard, Slug.

The Makers Market & Farmacy, located at 4604 Cleveland Heights Blvd. brings more than 80 local vendors together under one ...

On Christmas Eve, 2020 Maebelle Cooper, a mother and grandmother was shot and killed in the front yard of her home on the 1500 block of Amos Avenue. The violent incident also injured Cooper’s daughter ...

Beginning Oct. 1, Lakeland Electric base rates will increase gradually over the course of four years. Residential base rates will increase about 3.7% a year through 2030 or 15.53% over four years. The ...

Lakeland Housing Authority (LHA) will convert its 257 public housing apartments to Project-based Section 8 housing, if approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Under ...

For the candidate profiles, we’ve worked to keep the answers true to exactly how the candidates submitted them with only the lightest editing for fit and format. While we asked candidates to submit ...

The Makers Market & Farmacy, located at 4604 Cleveland Heights Blvd. brings more than 80 local vendors together under one roof.

The seven Polk County School Board members make decisions that directly affect nearly every aspect of the district’s day-to-day operations—from how tax dollars are spent and where new schools are ...

A 38-year-old Lakeland man was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside the Jade Fox Lounge as patrons were leaving at closing time — the second fatal shooting there in less than three years.

The former campus of Faith Lutheran Church at 211 Easton Dr. in Lakeland will become the home of nonprofit group Hope House Florida, which provides free educational resources to teen moms. | Josh ...