Florida Southern College will hold its spring commencement ceremony Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The keynote speaker is Ed Crenshaw, retired CEO of Publix Super Markets ...

Gaven Steadman finised with a three-hitter in Santa Fe Catholic's 5-1 victory over Lakeland Christian in the 2A-8 district championship baseball game.

For most of the April 23 meeting of the Polk County School Board, one of the seats remained empty on the dais bearing a logo with the phrase “Students First.” Six of the seven board members occupied ...

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Revising Existing Procedures on Reporting via Technology (REPORT) Act, sponsored by Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Brandon. The measure, a companion to a ...

This program gives students an opportunity to work with prosecutors from the State Attorney’s Office and learn how criminal ...

Marilyn Morris of Lakeland becomes the second candidate filing to challenge William Allen for the Polk County School Board in District 1.

Here is a complete wrap-up of Thursday night’s district championship games in softball and baseball for Polk County teams. For baseball, regional seeds will be announced with quarterfinal games in ...

The Mulberry boys volleyball team played its best game of the year at the Tampa Bay Heat in the FHSAA Class 1A District 12 championship game Thursday night. Even though it was a 3-0 loss, the Panthers ...

PALM BAY — Heritage coach Mykel Benson calls rising junior defensive back Demetres Samuel Jr. “special.” A coaches dream. “He ...