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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin, the Republican from Lakeland, said Thursday that he supports the removal of 80,000 workers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The wholesale cuts have been ...

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