A ‘provider-shortage area’: Although new medical facilities are on the way, Polk County had less than half as many doctors ...

Life expectancy in Polk County is more than two years shorter than the statewide average — 76.2 years, compared with 78.6 for ...

Lakeland city commissioners will likely vote May 5 on a resolution to rename Webster Park after the late Civil Rights ...

Storks bring babies; volunteers bring swans. A special delivery arrived from Chicago at Lakeland Linder International Airport ...

There will be about 3,000 pots of plants for sale Saturday. They include shade-loving plants in a separate area. There are ...

Robert L. Reid III, 67, a loving and devoted husband, father, son, and brother, passed away after a courageous battle with ...

William Ronald “Ron” Jeffries passed away April 5, 2025, at the age of 87. Ron was born on September 19, 1937, in Lakeland, ...

Robert Lee McCormick (Bob, Rob) passed away at Lakeland Regional Hospital on April 9, 2025. Rob was born with his twin ...

Beverly Stoffel Worthington, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on April 11, 2025, a couple weeks short of ...

On Monday, the commission was voting on whether to allow Southeastern University ’s development of an Early Childhood ...

There isn’t much about Citrus Connection‘s new office building that would lead you to believe it’s a hub for city bus operations. From the murals in the front lobby to the tropical-themed working area ...

He served in the US Air Force as a crew chief on a B52 Bomber. He worked as an electrician for Fife Electric and Hughes ...