In a reversal of the standard sequence, Emily Burse received a bachelor’s degree from Polk State College 23 days before ...

With the funding, Lakeland Electric would develop a framework other municipal utilities could follow for exploring options ...

Polk County Public Schools signed an interim agreement with Fortress Secured LLC for the predevelopment of a new high school in Poinciana. The School Board also discussed a potential 2026 ...

The average fuel price in state is about the same price as a month earlier. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state ...

FDOT administrators and Fort Meade officials celebrated the completion of the $19.2 million John Singletary bridge five ...

LAKELAND — As they stood in a single-file line in a school hallway, ready for the transition to a different classroom, most of the first-graders in aqua-blue shirts struck the same distinctive ...

The incumbent mayor of Lake Wales, Jack Hilligoss, is facing a challenge from former city commissioner Curtis Gibson Jr. in the upcoming election. Gibson criticizes Hilligoss's stance on ...

If the House plan were enacted, nearly 22,000 students at 15 colleges would become ineligible to receive EASE funds, ...

The lawsuit alleges the district has withheld information about available seats in concurrency letters, which are required ...

Polk County School Board extends Superintendent Fred Heid’s contract for five years with a $283,000 annual base salary. Heid's contract includes performance-based bonuses and a one-time $40,000 ...

Ridge Community had mixed results in 2024. The Bolts were 7-3 last season and were with two of the losses being by one score.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...