Lakeland, Lake Wales and Victory Christian play in the second round of the FHSAA high chool football playoffs.

LAKELAND — Two Polk County high school football teams have been practicing this week, while most high school students are ...

The regular season ends this week for the FHSAA high school football teams, while SSAA teams begin playoff action.

Lakeland, Lake Wales and Lakeland Christian still have the best chances for Polk teams to advance a couple of rounds in the ...

The federal government shutdown threatens to halt its SNAP benefits for about 42 million people nationwide. In Florida, about one in seven residents receive food stamps, with children making up 43% of ...

Polk County is providing about $200,000 to a University of Iowa water quality monitoring program. The funding addresses federal and state budget cuts that threaten the program's research and data ...

Polk County Public Schools has recommended four candidates to fill a School Board vacancy. The vacancy was created by the August death of School Board member Rick Nolte. The four recommended ...