A ‘provider-shortage area’: Although new medical facilities are on the way, Polk County had less than half as many doctors ...

Life expectancy in Polk County is more than two years shorter than the statewide average — 76.2 years, compared with 78.6 for ...

Their ability to do most of the renovations in-house was the No. 1 cost-saving factor. Among the amenities that Diaz and ...

There will be about 3,000 pots of plants for sale Saturday. They include shade-loving plants in a separate area. There are ...

Lakeland city commissioners will likely vote May 5 on a resolution to rename Webster Park after the late Civil Rights ...

Storks bring babies; volunteers bring swans. A special delivery arrived from Chicago at Lakeland Linder International Airport ...

Ten years into her successful ventures with a Facebook group and website devoted to Lakeland moms and family-friendly ...

A new Latin fusion restaurant has opened on South Florida Avenue. Fusion&Sabor Kitchen opened in March, in Courtyard Center ...

April 5, 2025, at the age of 87. Ron was born on September 19, 1937, in Lakeland, Florida, and was a descendant of a ...

Russell Clayton Silvers, age 102, went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2025, at Oak Manor Senior Living in Largo, Florida.

Robert Lee McCormick (Bob, Rob) passed away at Lakeland Regional Hospital on April 9, 2025. Rob was born with his twin ...

Robert L. Reid III, 67, a loving and devoted husband, father, son, and brother, passed away after a courageous battle with ...