The Gate’s Annual Back to School Bash is Back! Join us for a day of fun, community, and support as we help local families get ready for the new school year! FREE while supplies last: Backpacks filled ...

EAGLE LAKE – For the first time in Polk County history, a youth baseball team has earned an invitation to the Babe Ruth World Series. On Aug. 5, the Eagle Lake 12U All-Star Team will head to the Cal ...

Families can get ready for the new school year at the Polk Sheriff’s Charities Back to School Bash on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Polk County ...

Bartow City Commissioner Leo Longworth will receive statewide recognition Monday evening as the Florida League of Cities presents him with the John Land Years of Service Award during the Bartow City ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit has filed an additional charge against 47-year-old Gerald Cobbs, who was already being held in the Polk County Jail on charges including felony ...

Seven years have passed since Star Wars last lit up movie screens. Disney once planned a full-blown cinematic universe, but after Solo crashed in 2018, the company retreated to its new streaming ...

A suspect who is in the country illegally was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit on Saturday, July 18, 2026, for DUI and other traffic-related charges. Deputies conducting ...

Polk County officials and the Polk County Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 3531 have reached a tentative agreement that would transition Polk County Fire Rescue to a four-shift, or D-shift, ...

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned pursuant to the fictitious name statutes 865.09 Florida Statutes will register with the Division of Corporations of the State of Florida upon receipt of ...

Notice is hereby given that Lake Wales Storage intends to sell the property described below to enforce a lien under the Florida Self Storage Facility Act, Statutes (section 83.80-83.809). The owner ...

For nearly six decades, Disney’s Carousel of Progress has offered guests a nostalgic tour through the evolution of the American household, celebrating each leap forward with its signature optimistic ...