Sam Joaquim, 38, purchased the two-storefront property for $1.2 million in September 2023. He opened Bedrock Wings in the ...

Kay Klymko is running for mayor, focusing on community engagement, vulnerable populations, and prioritizing emergency ...

Project Homecoming, led by UthMpact teen leaders, offers free formalwear to all Polk County high schoolers, ensuring ...

Daniel Spencer Thompson, 39, passed away September 3, 2025. Daniel was born in Lakeland, Florida on July 7, 1986, and remained a lifelong resident of the area. He was a member of Redemption Church – ...

Elvin Cortes Maldonado, 64, of Davenport, Florida, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, in Lakeland, Florida. Born on June 30, 1961, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Elvin lived a life marked by love, ...

Jan Dennis, born December 10, 1955, in Detroit Michigan, grew up in Massachusetts, passed away on August 28, 2025, at Lakeland Regional Health, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 69 years old. Jan ...

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A new center under construction on the campus of Tenoroc High School will give students hands-on lessons in money, jobs and responsibility. The Barnett Family Junior Achievement of Polk Discovery ...

Polk County School Board Member Rick Nolte, 69, has died. Nolte was in his first term representing District 3, which includes 23 schools in Alturas, Bartow, Lakeland, Mulberry and Winter Haven. He had ...

Tony Agnello’s in a camp chair, Danielle Klonecki sits on the floor, Andy Webb and Katie Webb share a couch. Occasionally, their voices are drowned out by construction sounds: clanging pipes, a ...

It started with just one idea. Betsy Bohrer, a Lakeland artist moving into the next chapter of her career, saw an opportunity to stay connected and creative by spearheading a small summer indoor fine ...