The Polk County Public Schools' Inspire Awards ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

When Trump was president in 2017-2021, he and former first lady Melania Trump and their only son, Barron, lived at Mar-a-Lago in Florida part-time.

It's hard to believe that Polk County golfers are matriculating through postseason action, but here we are. Read up on ...

There are more than playoff spots on the line in Week 12 of high school football for Polk County teams. Learn what's at stake ...

Some voters in Polk County headed to the polls Tuesday while still dealing with flooding or other hardships caused by ...

Lakeland Christian comes into the 2024-25 girls soccer team as a four-time defending champion, and until someone beats them, ...

It's Election Day 2024, and The Ledger caught up with a couple of voters outside the Coleman Bush Building in Lakeland.

Polk County is coordinating with the Southwest Florida Water Management District to direct water away from Lake Seward in the ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a trend ...

Melony Bell has ousted one of Polk County’s longest-serving elected officials. Bell, who left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, captured Tuesday’s ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Daniel Webster and Laurel Lee, and Democrat Darren Soto had little trouble keeping their seats.