Ashley Furniture becomes the first major buyer Lakeland Central Park, clearing the way for an expansion and a new signalized ...

If the House plan were enacted, nearly 22,000 students at 15 colleges would become ineligible to receive EASE funds, ...

Ridge Community had mixed results in 2024. The Bolts were 7-3 last season and were with two of the losses being by one score.

The lawsuit alleges the district has withheld information about available seats in concurrency letters, which are required ...

The low-cost Dominican airline Arajet is ramping up their service to Florida with new routes to and from Miami and the Orlando area.

Aldi is rapidly expanding in Florida, converting former Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations and opening new stores. The company plans to have converted approximately 220 Winn-Dixie and ...

The owner of the property on Blue Bird Avenue in Bartow intends to evict the renter who had been subleasing the house as a communal living space.

The city of Bartow, Florida held a public workshop to discuss the future of fluoride in its drinking water. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, a vocal opponent of water fluoridation, debated ...

Amber HIll, 36 of Fort Meade died in a head-on collision with a semi truck May 27 near Mulberry, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

Haven affordable housing complex, Jersey Commons, has drawn interest from more than 11,000 applicants as it offers mental ...

In an annual camp that embarked in 2017, Lake Gibson's Malachi Moore and Lakeland's Jasper Hebel earn MVPs in The Main Event ...

Polk County School Board extends Superintendent Fred Heid’s contract for five years with a $283,000 annual base salary. Heid's contract includes performance-based bonuses and a one-time $40,000 ...