Founder Wesley Wright shares how the Lakeland Arts Council brings the community together through music, art, and food at this ...

It signals the commission's growing confidence in Sherrouse, a turnabout from a critical review in 2023 that had members ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported 454 immigration encounters since Aug. 1, more than any agency in Florida ...

The sitting commissioner has raised more than $80,000 for her campaign from a who's-who of Polk's political givers and others ...

The Lakeland Ledger is the leading news organization for Polk County, Florida, providing trusted, high-quality journalism ...

The former mayor's daughter, Lakeland Commissioner Connie McCarter, released a statement on her father's death.

The event at the Apostle Henry Ross Sr. Family Life Center includes free breakfast and lunch for all veterans and a resource ...

The driver was heading north on Reynolds Road and nearing an intersection when the Jeep left the roadway, hit guide wires and ...

QUITE A DEAL The grocery-store chain was able to purchase a building and parking garage for just $20 due to a lease ...

Two people were injured during a four-vehicle crash in Jackson. The crash occurred on Lakeland Drive westbound at the ...

Mike Musick is running for his second full term on Lakeland's Commission. Kim-Marie Noble, his challenger, says she brings ...

A Polk County Prosecutor has determined that the use of lethal force by a Grannis Police Department officer was justified in ...