In the first five weeks of this school year, Polk County could have issued 3,888 fines of $225 to drivers for illegally passing stopped school buses that were picking up or letting off children.

A telehealth program implemented in Polk public schools more than two years ago has been used 11,308 times, with mental health therapy sessions rising in the second year and physical health visits ...

Sarah McKay, who was born 98 years ago in Lakeland and paved the way for women to lead local civic boards, died Tuesday at ...

A judge has ruled that the statements of a then-11-year-old girl, the lone survivor of her family’s north Lakeland mass ...

William Irving Brobst, 87, passed away Sept. 3, 2024.

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One of the largest networks carrying Lakeland's sewage — the almost 80-year-old Western Trunk Line — needs to be replaced. Doing so will be costly, but city staff found a new route that can save $7.9 ...

Lakeland’s CRA has quietly and strategically bought land in the nine-block area bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Memorial ...

Military veterans applying for benefits have to tackle reams of paperwork and follow highly specific rules. It can be ...

The Lakeland City Commission approved a $731 million city budget for fiscal year 2025 with no increase in the property tax ...

Starting next month, fees for city of Lakeland water utilities service will rise $3.44 per month for the typical residential ...

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