A Twin Peaks restaurant is expected to replace the former Smokey Bones restaurant on U.S. 98 in Lakeland, according to a company spokeswoman. "Smokey Bones' parent company is Fat Brands, which ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said one of his deputies was a "fraction of an inch" from death after being shot by a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen in North Lakeland early Saturday morning ...

Bartow could be the next city in Polk County to equip its police officers with body-worn cameras. Among the topics former Bartow Police Chief Andy Ray and City Manager Mike Herr discussed ...

A few decades ago, tea olive trees (often accompanied by azaleas and camellias) were standard landscape components in Central Florida. Indeed, the species (Osmanthus fragrans) was cherished for ...

To eliminate blight from overgrown lots, abandoned cars and dilapidated buildings within the Bartow city limits, City Manager Mike Herr has a initiative to make the city safer and cleaner. By ...

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The land is currently undeveloped. Shawn Wilson, president and CEO of Blue Sky Communities, told commissioners the goal is to use the site to develop either affordable or workforce housing.

Final contracted cost of project was $2,386,999.60. Funded by Lakeland's Community Redevelopment Agency, Public Works, Lakes & Stormwater, and Utility departments. Designed by Patel Greene ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

"Swim only in designated swimming areas during daylight hours. And keep pets on a leash and away from the water," FWC's site states. Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare here ...

the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. That commemoration continues with Bok Tower Garden’s “Live from Fairsted: Celebrating Olmsted’s 202 nd Birthday.” The virtual tour is from ...

The Polk County Commission approved a $3 million contract with CFHC on March 5 for the health care provider to build a new community health center on the current three-acre site in Dundee.