The 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival will be held in Plant City from February 27th to March 9th. Discount tickets can be ...

Several Polk County restaurants are offering something special on the night of romance. Here are some fan favorites.

Research.com, an online higher education resource, lists Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland as a top-10 best value college in ...

Florida Southern College in Lakeland will inaugurate Jeremy P. Martin as its 18th president during a ceremony Wednesday at 3 ...

Halle Johnson has been a top defender in the county throughout her career and has won four girls soccer state titles.

With a total of 500 pounds in Olympic action, Russell was a state qualifier in 2024. Janssen was a state champion and ...

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

Andrew Alan Ridgeway, 46, was arrested Friday in Augusta, Georgia, driving Stacy Ann Powell’s Dodge Ram pickup truck, ...

Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't become truly appreciated by literary scholars until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.

Nic Partridge, The Ledger's 2024 Player of the Year, is among the top players in Polk County as he returns for his senior ...

Winter Haven Quin’Nya Gray de Sanders (girls basketball) averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.0 steals in the 7A-10 ...

Victory Christian lost to City of Life in last year's district final. The Storm didn't let that happen again Saturday.