Ridge Community High School is inviting the community out for a fun-filled day as it hosts the first annual Sunny Bolts Market on Saturday, March 28. Organized by the school’s Civics Leadership ...

March 24, 2026. In Loving Memory of Hunter Lee Wright (“Nunner”) December 9, 2007 – March 24, 2026. With broken hearts and deep sorro ...

DAVENPORT – According to Growth Spotter, The Home Depot is coming to Davenport. The Home Depot will be 135,632 square foot retail store on Highway 27 and Davenport Boulevard on 27 acres near Racetrac.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Bartow Police Department are investigating a violent death that occurred late last night (March 26, 2026) in Bartow. The victim has been identified as 56-year-old ...

Polk County Parks and Recreation are hiring bus drivers for summer camp.Be part of a team that supports fun, safe summer experiences for local kids. 📅 June 8 – July 31⏰ Full-time | 40 hours per week ...

A Bartow woman is facing felony charges after investigators say she carried out a multi-state real estate fraud scheme that allegedly involved selling homes and land she did not own. According to the ...

PCSO Press Release Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 23 year-old Vidal Jimenez after he assaulted an 18 year-old victim during an incident in Mulberry on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Jimenez ...

On March 21, 2026, shortly after midnight, an electric bicycle was stolen from the porch of a residence in the Combee area of Lakeland. The bike was stolen by two suspects, and one of the suspects ...

Join us at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 at Polk’s Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road in Lakeland, for the next installment of our Nature Lecture Series. “Stormwater ...

Most people don’t set out to ignore their health. It usually slips down the list somewhere between the morning alarm and the last email of the day. Breakfast gets rushed or skipped. Exercise is ...

After a forensic analysis of 47-year-old Steven Gugel’s cell phone, Polk County Sheriff’s Cyber Crime detectives have filed 16 new felonies against Gugel while he remains in the Polk County Jail from ...