Huber — the school’s assistant principal — is leading those efforts with the creation of Southwest Station, a food pantry and free clothes closet on the school’s campus. They’re doing it in a setting ...

Nearly 9,000 high school seniors will graduate from Polk County schools over the next two weeks. If you're going to one of the ceremonies, here's what you need to know.

“Concrete has the ability to take in moisture and the rebar inside of it gets saturated and rusty.” The columns were ...

Just south of Lakeland, in Mulberry, a food hall has arisen. Where: Depot 303, at 303 NW Ist Ave. (in Mulberry), houses several food vendors and a bar that serves craft cocktails and beer. Keep up ...

The City Commission approved a $268,000 plan to treat Crystal Lake with a product that could help sunlight reach the bottom of the 12- to 15-foot-deep lake for the first time in a very long time.

It took 16 months longer and $40 million more than expected, but Lakeland Electric’s new “next generation” power facility is officially up and running.

Annette Crager, 88, lovingly referred to as “Nanny” by family and friends, passed peacefully in her Lakeland, Florida home on ...

Daniel Charles MacConnell, known lovingly to many as Dan, Pops, and Grampa, went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2025, ...

Hayes, 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 24, 2025. She was born in St. Augustine, Florida, and moved to Lakeland ...

Charles “Charlie” Lewis Mott, of Lakeland, FL, passed away on April 29th, 2025 at the age of 80. Charlie was born in ...

Nathan Robert Kozich, 54, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away at his home on April 28, 2025. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ...