Polk County had the highest rate of foreclosure activity in the U.S. in 2024 — ranking No. 1 after being in the top 10 for ...

Polk County's school board is considering asking voters to approve a property tax referendum next year. Superintendent Fred ...

Polk County’s ranking for child health jumped to 28th this year — up from 44th last year and 54th the year before, according ...

After nearly three years as staff reporter at LkldNow, Kimberly C. Moore is leaving the independent nonprofit’s newsroom to ...

Lakeland Mayor Bill Mutz, who has served in that role since 2018, announced last year that he would not seek another term. At ...

In response to concerns about noise, under-age drinking and other disruptions, Rec Room proprietor Conn O’Leary, seeking the ...

But with smartphones giving us instant information, the nostalgic dial-the-time line is going the way of other former Publix ...

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

Art and nature brought them together: White said the owner of the shop, Levy Harrison, became friends with one of the Highwaymen painters, Robert Butler, who also lived in Lakeland. Robert Butler’s ...

Aldi, the Germany-based grocery chain, will open its third Lakeland store in April, a spokesperson for the retailer confirmed ...

Lakeland commissioners are considering adding speed detection cameras in school zones and reducing speed limits in neighborhoods. The goal is to reduce the city's high traffic fatality rate.

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