Lakeland officials have delayed a public hearing on fluoridation, taking interest in Bartow's public workshop set for Tuesday ...

As of Feb. 14, there are 17 Florida counties with a drought index over 500, which indicates drought and increased fire danger ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

Construction has begun on the Accelerated Start Project which will build two new congestion relief lanes. The lanes will start at U.S. 27 and provide connections to World Drive and 417.

Johnson Lake Road south of Cedartown is blocked to thru traffic after a portion of the road was washed out by heavy rains ...

Red tide is caused by a harmful algae bloom. It can bring respiratory problems and even fish kills in high concentrations.

People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

If you drive on U.S. 41 North past Hernando, you’ll see a sign for the village of Holder. There’s a quaint post office on the ...

Eleven municipalities in Polk County hold elections in April. If you're thinking about running, here's what you need to know.

Eleven Polk County municipalities have offices that are ... March 17 through March 31 at the Elections Off Headquarters in Bartow and the Elections Office of Operations at 70 Florida Citrus Blvd., ...

A new control tower operator program in Polk County is working towards fixing that shortfall. The program is 10 months long and provides hands-on control tower operator training. BARTOW, Fla. - The ...

The Florida Supreme Court has permanently revoked the law license of the executive director of a Bartow-based nonprofit legal group ... client’s bid for the modification of child support. Polk County ...