With the two teams tied at halftime, Fuller scored 11 of his team-high 15 points in the second half to lead No. 3 Victory ...

What a day it was for the first day of the 2026 IBT State Wrestling Championships Thursday at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. Lake Gibson advanced 11 of its 12 wrestlers to the second round, ...

Police say two people were involved in an argument outside the pool hall when one pulled a handgun and shot the other. The ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a March 3 house fire in Lakeland as Deborah Yeater, 76.

The closure, which will last until Sunday, March 8, is for bridge construction related to the Central Polk Parkway.

Lakeland native Kara Kirkland, who started working for Chick-fil-A as a teenager, opens her own store on Florida Avenue near Shepherd Road.

The Polk County History Center will host the event Legacies in Polk Government Leadership on March 10 at 4 p.m.

Lakeland native Kara Kirkland, who once wore the chain restaurant's cow suit in high school, opens her own Chick-fil-A at Shepard Road location.

Kara Kirkland, a Lakeland native and George Jenkins High School graduate, is the owner-operator of the new Chick-fil-A on ...

Brian Cogswell has been with the Solid Waste Division since 2019 and spent 17 years with the Polk County Sheriff's Office before that.

Cheryl McCloud is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida's service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for ...

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