Lakeland FL

Southeastern University’s (SEU) Department of Social Work invites the public to join them for their free annual community night on Tuesday, April 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the D’Ann Brown Conference Center located on the third floor of the university’s Welcome Center. This year’s...

Polk County has several solid openings this week for folks who want to keep our community safe — from hospital security to federal law enforcement. Here are a few worth checking out:

The Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a missile truck last week. No, not an official HIMARS artillery system — we mean a Ford Maverick pickup truck sporting a brace of rocket-propelled ordnance in the flatbed. When the cops went to go see who the driver was, they were stunned to discover that it was none other than...

TAMPA, Florida - Andres Correa and Cassandra Kerr, both from Lakeland, have pleaded guilty to a series of Hobbs Act robberies that took place in August 2025. Correa, a 39-year-old, admitted to four Hobbs Act robberies, four counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, possessing a firearm as...

PLANT CITY, FL — A Florida-based pastor and scholar, Dr. John Patrick Foxx, is gaining attention in Christian circles for developing a new English Bible translation aimed at balancing accuracy, completeness, and readability. Known as the Doc Foxx Translation (DFT), the project represents more than a decade of...

Polk County Public Schools just broke ground on Junior Achievement’s innovative new Discovery Center where students will get hands-on business experience.

Wallet Card (WHPD) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Winter Haven Police Department is rolling out...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Days after a man was found dead at an apartment complex, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that an arrest has finally been made. In a release, deputies said the incident first happened on Thursday night at the Fountain Place Apartments in Bartow, where the victim — identified as 56-year-old...

Citizens Bank & Trust has installed a state-of-the-art Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) and 24-Hour ATM in the City of Mulberry. The machine, located at 803A N. Church Avenue, offers traditional ATM services to both Bank customers and non-customers. In addition, during regular business hours, users can choose to...

LAKE WALES, Florida - A sales clerk in Lake Wales was arrested after selling alcohol to an 18-year-old who was part of a police operation. Brandi Cutting-Millanes, a 42-year-old from Love's Travel Stop in Lake Wales, was charged with selling alcohol to a person under 21, a misdemeanor, according to the Polk County...