Polk County is one of the lowest-funded school districts in the state, ranking 63rd out of 67 counties for per-pupil funding.

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

In any other year, Polk County teachers would be thrilled with the new contract that's about to give them $1,200 to $3,900 raises, based on experience. But Hillsborough teachers are about to get ...

Lakeland City Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley formally announced her bid for mayor Wednesday. The election will be held Nov. 4. City elections are nonpartisan. Roberts McCarley, 53, is the first ...

Art and nature brought them together: White said the owner of the shop, Levy Harrison, became friends with one of the ...

Women and men gathered outside the Lakeland Public Library Saturday to make their feelings known about feminism and the Trump ...

The Lakeland congressman said tens of thousands of VA jobs 'can be eliminated without, theoretically, impacting quality of ...

George Lowe, a Lakeland voiceover actor who won fame for his starring role in the cartoon talk-show spoof “Space Ghost Coast ...

Katie Worthington Decker was senior vice president of the Lakeland Economic Development Council until nearly two weeks ago, ...

Lap and Open Swim Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There are fees to use the pool, including $5 per visit or $40 for 20 visits, and ...

Every week, food pantries across Polk County give free groceries to people who are struggling to pay their bills and keep ...

The State Attorney’s Office dropped charges against a Lakeland woman for allegedly making a veiled threat against a health ...