Growth in Polk County continued to record steady, rapid growth year over year in 2024, according to preliminary taxable value ...

After a soggy end to May, Floridians are looking forward to the June 1 start of Hurricane season with a sense of trepidation.

Ezran Kane, a rising junior at Lake Wales High School, is one of 210 American high school students to be awarded the Congress ...

The Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division has received the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Southwest ...

Polk County's medically-vulnerable residents should soon find a bit less paperwork standing between them and needed ...

The ongoing revitalization of downtown Lake Wales took a major step forward Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting that ...

Plans for new studio apartments with lake access on Lake Padgett are advancing following action by the Lake Wales City ...

The movie Nonna's, now available on Netflix, is directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Vince Vaughn and is loosely based on a ...

Swimming at Frostproof's popular Lake Clinch beach should be a bit safer if area boaters observe a new law requiring them to ...

Babson Park Cutoff Road (ABC Road) ended in tragedy for two men Saturday night. The Polk County Sheriff's Office received a ...

George Carey Manring of Lake Wales answered his nation’s call to duty by enlisting in the US Army in 1947 at the age of 18.

UPDATE: Lake Wales City Commissioners approved the relevant ordinances Tuesday on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Carol Gillespie dissenting. The ordinances will require a second reading and vote before ...