Condosta, age 74, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025, in Polk City, Florida, with her devoted husband of 52 years, Lee ...

Nearly 100 people packed into the fellowship hall of New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in northwest Lakeland Tuesday evening to listen to the six candidates vying for three seats on the Polk ...

At a glance While many local gangs are loosely organized, the Sex Money Murder gang was an expansive criminal enterprise. From 2018 to 2022, local affiliates were responsible for many Polk County ...

1-minute read Avelo Airlines flights to and from the Manchester, New Hampshire, airport, near Boston, are being canceled after April, Lakeland Airport Director Kris Hallstrand confirmed Thursday, ...

Robert Meyerowitz has been a reporter, editor and foreign correspondent. He covered Central America and the Middle East, he was the cofounder and editor of the Anchorage Press in Alaska, and he taught ...

3-minute read Two Lakeland entrepreneurs have unveiled plans to transform a former used-car lot east of downtown into a food-truck court called Main Street Eats and “turn something ugly into something ...

7-minute read Publix Super Markets’ technology campus in downtown Lakeland is moving closer to reality — and it may have a dramatic impact on the local economy. The grocery giant hasn’t disclosed many ...

The Florida Legislature has also taken notice of the burden book challenges are placing on school districts. A House analysis found that during the 2022-23 fiscal year, Florida school districts ...

“It has been an honor and great blessing to serve as president of what I consider to be the finest small college in the nation,” she said in a news release. Kerr became the college’s 17th president on ...

1-minute read Mother’s Day weekend coincides with Lakeland’s liveliest and most established arts festival, Mayfaire-by-the-Lake. Created in 1971 as a small crafts fair on the lawn of the Lakeland ...

It was a difficult night for Edwards. When asked if she had seen the result coming, she replied, “Not really.” However, she was focused on the task at hand and did not want to dwell on what might have ...

Republican, incumbent Lakeland, age 70 Sheriff Brief bio: Lakeland native who has worked continuously at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office since he was hired as a dispatcher in 1972 at age 18. He was ...