Morris, ranked as the No. 3 linebacker in the state, joins a loaded Florida class that has caught fire this summer.

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

IMG Academy has changed the names of its football teams, and it will make it a lot easier for high school fans trying to ...

The future of Bartow's East End Catalyst affordable housing project could hinge on Live Local Act, says developer in update to City Commission.

Auburndale football's James Tilus had himself a year in 2024, leading to multiple Division I programs extending him offers.

McCoy Moore moved to Nashville in 2020, writing songs for a music publisher. Now signed with Sony, he's touring and hearing ...

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) and the Chicago Cubs (53-36) play the final game of their 3-game series Sunday night. First ...

The plan would put 30 townhomes, a sports court and playground just north of Memorial Boulevard and east of Lakeland Hills ...

AME church officials from across Florida gathered to protest a Bartow police K9 search of a local pastor's car.

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Nominees should be residents who have lived in Lake Wales for at least 50 years and who exemplify a lifetime of service to ...

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...