Lakeland officials gave a greenlight for a new townhouse development in the Kathleen area, immediately adjacent to two schools and a major intersection. The city commission unanimously ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County.