Four people with Polk County ties had been convicted or pled guilty. Two had served their time. Four were awaiting trial.

If all goes as scheduled, Polk County Public Schools will interview finalists for the general counsel position by mid-April.

Dundee Town Manager Tandra Davis resigns after answering allegations about the town's overdue audit, credit card purchases and a donation of laptops.

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

Victory Christian senior center back Addie Lemmond has emerged during her high school career as one of the top players in the ...

Columnist R. Bruce Anderson writes that the knuckleheads in Washington do not know better than states. And what goes around ...

Among his priorities, the governor said he wants to force local police to assist with immigration enforcement and require ...

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

Lupita has been at SPCA over a year. Dollar is a fun-loving bulldog. Fuzzy Wuzzy isn't a bear, but an affectionate kitty. And ...

Here are five teams that didn’t make the College Football Playoff this season that should be strong contenders for qualification next season.

The Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office is hosting a passport application event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Rick Dantzler, a former state senator from Winter Haven, recalls a Sunday School class taught by former President Jimmy Carter in 2004.