Frostproof kicker Johnathon Rocendo is a state champion and competed in both state football and state cross-country.

Lakeland Christian freshman Emma Wilkinson finished sixth, and George Jenkins senior Caden Baker finished 10th as Polk County's top individual performers at the 2024 FHSAA State Cross Country ...

Santa and Mrs. Claus have a busy Christmas season of appearances in Polk County. Here's a look at great parties and parades.

Members of Florida Polytechnic University’s faculty union have voted 49-2 to recertify the union. The vote ensured that ...

R. Bruce Anderson says Democrats didn't lack money or memes. What they lacked was ears to hear the people who were hurting.

The defense for the man who killed a former Lakeland commissioner and her husband says an intellectual disability means he ...

This week's featured SPCA pets are the lightning bolt Zuma, the shy Cameron, the calm and friendly Fondue and the playful Mia ...

Mulberry football coach Brad Metheny was placed on administrative leave a week ago, which proved too much to overcome for the ...

Lake Wales gets four touchdown passes from Brycen Levidiotis, add Lakeland and Lakeland Christian grab big wins.

Residents of unincorporated Polk County should place hurricane debris at curbside by Dec. 1, the county said in a news ...

Frostproof and Santa Fe Catholic football both won SSAA state titles on Friday night. Relive all the action here ...

Tropical Storm Sara now threatens to wreak havoc over Central America with days of heavy rain. Its remnants could then send ...