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One Polk County city is already on track to meet growth with stronger infrastructure as they prepare to open a brand new water plant in early spring 2027. Lake Alfred's John Deaton sat down to talk about the facility that bears his name. The post A sneak peek at Lake Alfred’s second Water Plant Set to Open Spring 2027

Lakeland, Florida is quickly becoming one of the most important commercial real estate markets along Central Florida’s Interstate 4 corridor. Positioned between Tampa and Orlando, Lakeland combines rapid population growth, expanding industrial demand, major corporate investment and access to some of Florida’s largest c

Prescription Pills (Unsplash) LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lakeland Police Department is teaming up with the...

Polk County has plenty of volunteer programs, educational opportunities, support services, local events, and other resources for teenagers – but for a high school student trying to figure out where to look, the information can be scattered. That realization led the McKeel Academy of Technology sophomore Diora Franqui-M

FOX 13'S Charley Belcher takes us to Auburndale for some down home barbecue and southern food at Brack Shack Bar & Grill.

A Black family in Lakeland, Florida, was in their own home when police officers arrested them while searching for a suspect who fled a traffic stop. The incident reportedly escalated when a police dog was allegedly let loose and attacked the mother, resulting in injuries. Now, a civil rights lawsuit has put a dent in [

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Polk County woman is sharing her experience with dengue fever as a way to caution people, with dengue cases continuing to rise throughout Florida and in Tampa Bay. Lakeland Dengue fever outbreak. What we know:. Requinn Nicollette believes a mosquito bite in her Lakeland backyard in...

BARTOW, Fla. — Polk County and the state of Florida have teamed up to permanently preserve nearly 1,000 acres of land for agricultural use. The multimillion-dollar effort is part of the the county's Environmental Lands Program and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Prote

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – An Auburndale family is working to recover after a two-vehicle collision on September 26 left a father seriously injured and destroyed the household’s only vehicle. The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. in Polk County. According to an online fundraiser launched by Azelyn Torres, her...

Commercial real estate developers, investors and expanding tenants looking for opportunities in Central Florida should take a closer look at Old Combee Road in Lakeland, FL 33804. The approximately 1.64-acre commercial development site offers C-1 Highway Commercial zoning, roughly 71,438 square feet of land and positio