Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

It's hard to believe that Polk County golfers are matriculating through postseason action, but here we are. Read up on ...

Lakeland Christian comes into the 2024-25 girls soccer team as a four-time defending champion, and until someone beats them, ...

This is the final week of the high school football regular season in the state of Florida. Here in Polk County, most district titles and playoff spots have been determined, although for a couple of ...

Melony Bell has ousted one of Polk County’s longest-serving elected officials. Bell, who left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, captured Tuesday’s ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a trend ...

It's Election Day 2024, and The Ledger caught up with a couple of voters outside the Coleman Bush Building in Lakeland.

Some voters in Polk County headed to the polls Tuesday while still dealing with flooding or other hardships caused by ...

The 44th annual Swan Roundup in Lakeland experienced a decline in participation, with fewer swans present compared to ...

Here's our Week 12 Florida high school football Super 25 rankings. Lakeland returns to the No. 1 spot and Chaminade-Madonna moves up to No. 2.

Demand for hurricane supplies drives sales boost at Publix. Lakeland-based grocer reports stock price increase.