Four of Avelo's seven new routes out of Lakeland begin this week, including Puerto Rico
The airline's first flights from Lakeland to Charlotte, N.C., Manchester, N.H., Rochester, N.Y., and San Juan, Puerto Rico ...
Fuoco's Picks: Haines City controls its own destiny as many districts remain up for grabs
Here are this week's picks as Polk County high school football teams play for the district and solidify playoff rankings.
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Friendship between Kathleen's Hancock, Frostproof's Castillo leads to shared golf title
LAKELAND — Kathleen senior Darby Hancock and Frostproof freshman Hannah Castillo often text each other and meet at local golf ...
Velma Daniels, Winter Haven author and supporter of arts, dies at age 93
Daniels, a Winter Haven native, producing a column called “The Bookworm” for The Ledger and hosted book-related segments for ...
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Opinion: Florida attorney general Ashley Moody must be a glutton for punishment
This online-only column is part of a series of shorter opinion essays by USA Today Network-Florida columnist Nate Monroe on ...
National Hurricane Center keeping eye on 2 tropical waves. Can Florida expect any threats?
AccuWeather: "We suspect there will be another attempt for a tropical depression or tropical storm to brew in the western Caribbean" next week.
Army Corps sets up pumps at Lake Bonny. Could begin draining as early as Wednesday
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have brought two pumps to Lakeland and were prepared to start draining floodwaters from Lake Bonny starting late Wednesday afternoon.
Battling the Waters: How the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is fighting Lakeland's flooding
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has brought two large pumps capable of moving 4,000 cubic yards of water per second from Lake Bonny to Lake Parker.
How to confirm that Polk County elections office received your mail ballot
Polk County voters who have submitted ballots by mail can check on the ballot’s status through the website of the Polk County ...