The future of Bartow's East End Catalyst affordable housing project could hinge on Live Local Act, says developer in update to City Commission.

McCoy Moore moved to Nashville in 2020, writing songs for a music publisher. Now signed with Sony, he's touring and hearing ...

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) and the Chicago Cubs (53-36) play the final game of their 3-game series Sunday night. First ...

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...

Nominees should be residents who have lived in Lake Wales for at least 50 years and who exemplify a lifetime of service to ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Fireworks in the rain? Three cities in Polk County say their Independence Day festivities will continue rain or shine. Here's ...

Llewellyn King, a ubiquitous presence in newspapers, on public television and radio for decades, is himself a naturalized ...

Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice ...

July 18 is the deadline for responses to Lake Wales' Request for Qualifications, the first step in finding a developer to ...

The right has played hardball, and the aftermath may serve them up a twisted brew of real socialists, Republican haters, and ...