Dobie set a county record in the 100-meter dash as he and Winter Haven’s Olivia Celiscar were the only two state champions ...

An artist from Bradenton won Best of Show at the 54th Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival. The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College announced the awards for the annual ...

An artist from Bradenton won Best of Show at the 54th Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival in Lakeland. More than 150 ...

Winter Haven's Peyton Bowers lifts in the Class 3A FHSAA Boys State Weightlifting Championships on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the RP Funding Center. Bowers would end up placing third in Olympic.

Winter Haven's Bowers journeyed from China to state. Here's his story on how he made it happen. And here are the Polk lift ...

Lt Gov Jay Collins outlined his 'Florida Strong Plan' for AI data centers, urging Fort Meade to reconsider its approval.

Publix Super Markets announced that Todd Jones will retire as executive chairman on May 31 after a 46-year career that ...

With Bartow leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, it was Lake Howell that finally got the clutch hit with runners on base.

Whether you like your burgers thick and juicy or smashed with a little char on the outside, these six Polk County burger ...

A Loughman man whose "Stand your ground" defense in a 2022 fatal shooting was rejected by a judge is acquitted of the crime ...

The primary proposal involves cutting all non-school property taxes on homesteaded properties. The Ledger ran the numbers for ...

The A's and Baltimore Orioles play Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET in the first game of their 3-game series in Baltimore, Maryland.