Polk Arts & Culture Hall of Fame Gala honors local arts legends and rising stars with awards, inductions, live jazz, and community celebration.

Sittadel partnership creates a student-powered cybersecurity lab to build local talent and protect Polk County businesses.

Lakeland is selling two downtown properties to Publix Super Markets for $10 each, stemming from a deal negotiated 30 years ...

More than 1,000 demonstrators lined up along Freedom Park on Saturday for Lakeland's second “No Kings Day of Action” — a protest against what participants see as a multitude of abuses by the Trump ...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Blanca Wiener, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, ...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Michael Elliot Stewart, who left this world on ...

Four blocks of Easton Drive from Fairmount Avenue to Buckingham Avenue in Lakeland will be repaved within the next year.

A ‘Dixieland Squeeze’ could launch as soon as December. Local business owners asked Citrus Connection to expand the popular ...

John Ambrose Owens passed away peacefully under Hospice care on September 19, 2025, at the age of 89.

Janie Louise Rager Adams Shiver, 80, of Lakeland, FL passed peacefully on October 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Margaret Adelaide Sweat de Zayas (57), affectionately known as Missy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ...

Some of the fastest boats in racing will compete in the Orange Cup Regatta on Lake Hollingsworth this Saturday and Sunday.