After nearly three years as staff reporter at LkldNow, Kimberly C. Moore is leaving the independent nonprofit’s newsroom to ...

In response to concerns about noise, under-age drinking and other disruptions, Rec Room proprietor Conn O’Leary, seeking the ...

But with smartphones giving us instant information, the nostalgic dial-the-time line is going the way of other former Publix ...

Update: The City Commission voted unanimously Monday to adopt the plan. Now city staff will draft potential ordinances to enact the recommendations. Lakeland commissioners are considering a series of ...

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Polk County doesn’t have the lowest household income in Florida. It ranks 38th out of the state’s 67 counties. It doesn’t have the lowest property taxes, either. But due to a complicated state formula ...

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Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

In any other year, Polk County teachers would be thrilled with the new contract that's about to give them $1,200 to $3,900 raises, based on experience. But Hillsborough teachers are about to get ...

Lakeland City Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley formally announced her bid for mayor Wednesday. The election will be held Nov. 4. City elections are nonpartisan. Roberts McCarley, 53, is the first ...