Newly appointed Fort Meade Commissioner Matthew Taylor joined the majority in a 3-2 vote against a motion to offer the city ...

With just over 70 days left for Spring Training baseball, the Flying Tigers Spring Training baseball tickets are available.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the 3-month-old suffered a brain bleed, retinal hemorrhaging, bruising to his abdomen ...

The proposed increase could nearly double fees for typical residents over five years, and for businesses it could be far more ...

Fort Meade commissioners voted 3-1 to appoint Matthew Taylor to the opening for Seat 1 created by the death of James “Possum” ...

Looking at the scoreboard, the result was nearly the same as a year ago as Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas defeated ...

The Polk Planning Commission rejected the plans for an 855-acre sand mine adjacent to the Saddlebag Lake Resort. Now the applicant has appealed.

Polk Superintendent Fred Heid said two charter companies did not qualify under the Schools of Hope program, and he denied all ...

Two of the three eastbound lanes near 1st Street have been closed as emergency personnel respond to an accident.

Commissioners were told in September that Polk County has the most restrictive alcohol-sales laws in Central Florida.

LAKELAND — McKeel didn’t get just another player to replace one of the two seniors it graduated last season when Leonie Tavares joined the team this year. Tavares has become an impact player. Two ...

Low numbers have often been the case for Frostproof eighth-grade golfer Jordan Castillo in 2025, thanks to his relationship with his sister, Frostproof sophomore golfer Hannah Castillo. Hannah has ...