Lakeland FL

A quiet afternoon at a Plant City mobile home park turned grim on Thursday when a woman was found dead near the main road through the community, prompting a full death investigation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched just after 12 p.m. for a report of an...

Long before the rise of streaming services and reclining theater seats, Lakeland families have been watching movies at the Silver Moon Drive-In. For generations, the Silver Moon Drive-In has been a first-date destination, a family tradition, a weekend swap shop, and a backdrop to life’s milestones for many Lakelanders.

Jason Allan Braden LAKELAND, Fla. – A 43-year-old Lakeland man was arrested Thursday after a...

Downtown Plant City is about to get a little more whimsical, and a whole lot more feline. On Saturday, July 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Alley Cat Market will transform the parking lot of the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum into Plant Kitty, a celebration of cats, local artists, small businesses, and community

Marsha Passmore and Tim Lovett will share the organization’s highest honor after tying in the selection process, recognizing decades of leadership and community service. For the first time in recent memory, the Plant City YMCA’s highest community honor will be shared by two individuals whose decades of leadership and s

Preservation, Not Modernization, Guides Historic School Restoration. Photos courtesy of the Plant City History & Photo Archives. More than 110 years after students first walked through its doors, the Plant City High School Community Center (Historic 1914 High School Building) is entering a new chapter in its preservati

City commissioners unanimously approved zoning changes for two projects at the City Commission meeting on July 20. Commissioners voted unanimously to change the zoning of 17 acres at 1212 Hallam Drive from Limited Development to Single-Family, RA-1, one step in the process toward building 24 new homes on the property.

Mental health is about one’s well-being and ability to thrive amidst stressors. Challenges to mental health often occur in silence, and they affect more people than you might think. According to the Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the most recent data shows that the percentage of adults in Polk Coun

Polk County Animal Control and SPCA Florida are providing free rabies vaccinations and microchips for pets following a recent confirmed rabies case in the county.

Izaiah Patrick Allen POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old Davenport man was arrested Wednesday night...