Olga Nenazhivina, of Bradenton, Fla., earned top honors with "Best of Show" and a $5,000 prize at Mayfaire by-the-Lake 2026.

Back alleys — long treated as service corridors and shortcut routes — have become a centerpiece of Dixieland’s redevelopment ...

The Montessori school in Lakeland is opening a new Bartow campus to increase access for their bilingual, tuition-free public, ...

Polk County Utilities has issued a precautionary boil water notice for customers in Waterwood and Riverlake subdivisions near ...

Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, May 4, to lower the Lakeland Electric fuel rate by $5 beginning July 1, 2026, from ...

Lakeland's May beautification awards recognize a classic shady Florida yard and a hidden gem of a MIDFLORIDA location.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that can help identify and arrest the two suspects in a July 4, 2021, ...

On Saturday, May 2, Florida Southern College held a ceremony at RP Funding Center for the largest graduating class in the ...

For about 1 in 13 Lakeland households, getting to work, groceries, school, and doctor visits can mean long walks in heat or ...

At PEACE’s 26th Annual Nehemiah Action, Superintendent Fred Heid agreed to create a plan to improve student and guardian ...

Beginning in January 2027, fees will increase by $1.17 annually to help fund $69 million in overdue drainage and ...

Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Gov. Ron Desantis signed a new congressional district map into law on Monday, May 4. The map shifts the boundary ...