A wildfire that sparked within the Avon Park Bombing Range earlier this week prompted a swift response from the fire crews ...

A Column about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by James Coulter On Wed. Apr. 16, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States ...

James Coulter Mainstream religious films are hard to come by. In recent years, Hollywood has released a few good films like ...

James Coulter One year passed since I moved out of Polk County. Recently, my editors were kind enough to finance a business ...

On Tuesday afternoon, May 6th, around 4:05 p.m., Polk County deputies made a surprise pickup at a familiar spot in Auburndale: the Dollar General on Lake Ariana Boulevard. The driver of a blue 2007 ...

Polk County’s Health and Human Services Division partnered with Polk Vision to host the second annual Conversations in ...

The City of Haines City’s City Hall Commission Chambers were nearly at capacity during the May 1 meeting. Many attendees came ...

A tragic crash earlier this week has claimed the lives of two Lakeland residents following a serious collision near the Home Depot on U.S. Highway 98 North. The accident occurred on Tuesday, April 29, ...

By Anita Todd HAINES CITY – Incumbent Anne Huffman will retain her position as Haines City Commissioner for Seat 5 after ...

SHOOTING IN DAVENPORT LEAVES TWO INJURED, INVESTIGATION ONGOING At 3:38 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2025, PCSO received 911 calls reporting a shooting that occurred outside on Famagusta Drive in Davenport.

A chaotic scene unfolded in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 4, after gunfire erupted during a reported fight on Famagusta Drive in Davenport. According to Carrie Horstman, Public Information ...

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured Friday evening after being knocked down by a loose longhorn bull running through a busy Lakeland intersection. According to Carrie Horstman, Public ...