People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

state says Polk County ranks in the second of four tiers for immunization levels established by the Florida Department of Health. Eighteen counties are labeled in red on a map on the agency’s ...

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

Lakeland, Polk County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, often called Swiftmud, met Jan. 8 and agreed this is the course of action they want to take. "From that, we should be ...

LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Cynara Appling, has been awarded a full scholarship to ...

Plans for a toll road in eastern Polk County advanced last ... looping south of Lakeland to connect to Interstate 4. The projects were transferred to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise in 2017.

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing ... But there's no danger Lakeland will see records lows for Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, which were 20 degrees ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida ... But there's no danger Lakeland will see records lows for Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, which were 20 degrees in 1985. But Saturday will be the coldest ...

(WFLA) – Lakeland police needed help with technology to link their firearms and their body-worn cameras. Luckily for them, they did not have to go far to find a solution. Source: Florida ...

LAKELAND, Fla — Newly built Griffin Loft ... out of homelessness who are referred by the Homeless Coalition of Polk County. As well as people living with a disabling condition.