It's hard to believe that Polk County golfers are matriculating through postseason action, but here we are. Read up on ...

The Polk County Public Schools' Inspire Awards ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Lakeland's annual swan health checkup shows a thriving swan population, but highlights challenges like declining water ...

Victory Christian's Addie Lemmond and Lakeland Christian's Halle Johnson lead the list of the top girls soccer players for ...

There are more than playoff spots on the line in Week 12 of high school football for Polk County teams. Learn what's at stake ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

A little bumblefoot, a few eye injuries, but otherwise Lakeland's swans seem healthy, even slimmed down a bit on their low-carb diet.

When Trump was president in 2017-2021, he and former first lady Melania Trump and their only son, Barron, lived at Mar-a-Lago in Florida part-time.

Some voters in Polk County headed to the polls Tuesday while still dealing with flooding or other hardships caused by ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Daniel Webster and Laurel Lee, and Democrat Darren Soto had little trouble keeping their seats.

Becky Troutman overwhelmingly wins Polk County Commission District 1. And the county finally ends its Efficiency Commission ...

Rick Rousos, who spent 27 years with The Ledger, covered a variety of beats and thrived as an investigative reporter. He died ...