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Registration is officially open for the Polk Senior Games!. Polk Senior Games is an annual two-week series of 37 Olympic-style sports and games for men and women 50 years of age and older. The Games inspire an active lifestyle; combine an interest in sports and games with fun and fellowship; promote a positive image...

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently announced the pending retirement of multi-county citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt. Oswalt has been the agent for Polk and Hillsborough counties for decades. Michael Rogers, UF/IFAS statewide citrus research and Extension...

The Publix board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 11.05 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on Feb. 2, 2026, either through direct deposit or mailed as a check to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Jan. 15, 2026.

FLORIDA — Authorities in Polk County are investigating a chaotic incident after a man broke out the back of an ambulance and ran off while being transported for medical care, an episode that was captured on video and widely shared across social media. Man Forces Open Ambulance Doors And...

The month of January is prime for silver trout and whiting in Tampa Bay. Both are fun to catch and they are easy to catch. Both species hug the bottom in deeper water, with boat channels and pockets between 10 and 20 feet of water holding them. Both readily take frozen shrimp. A jig head tipped with a piece of shrimp...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Eight years of silence have not stopped state investigators from hunting for the truth behind the disappearance of Brian Edward Klecha. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced this week that agents are actively pursuing leads in the cold case of the Lakeland Air Force veteran...

LAKELAND, Fla. - On New Year’s Eve, the SPCA Florida received a call from their rescue partners in Lakeland about two badly burned kittens in a house fire. Phoenix, a 3-month-old kitten, and Blaze, a four-month-old kitten, arrived at SPCA Florida, with face and ear burns, singed fur, raw paw pads, and smoke-filled...

A Lakeland woman with a suspended license was arrested for DUI after deputies noticed she smelled like alcohol during a traffic stop. A deputy pulled over 42-year-old Gina Marie Jensen in a silver Toyota passenger car in Lake Panasoffee at 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Lakeland officials are rolling out new school zone speed cameras in an effort to curb speeding and prevent serious crashes involving students. The move follows a tragic string of incidents across Polk County. In the 2023-24 school year, 13 students were killed after they were struck by vehicles while...

Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) teams faced a somber scene on Bendelow Drive in Lakeland, where a fire claimed an individual's life and left another in need of urgent care last Wednesday. As reported by Polk County official news, units arriving on location encountered a working blaze in the back bedroom of the house...