The Social Security Administration officially announced a 3.6% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2027. Here is a breakdown ...

A brawl at an October 10 youth football game in Florida involving eight-year-olds has led Polk County authorities to ...

Early voting starts Monday. Bring a neighbor. Starting Monday, Oct. 19, every registered voter in Polk County can cast a ...

By Florida Southern College Florida Southern College honored distinguished alumnus Lt. Gen. Donald L. Kerrick on Friday, Oct.

The permanent rebuild of the South Florida Avenue (SR 37) road diet corridor between Ariana Street and Lime Street in ...

The Lakeland Police Department will be accepting applications for the 2026 Cops for Kids Toy Donation program for two select ...

Maria, as a result of a heart attack, died in the emergency room of a hospital. While doctors and nurses frantically worked ...

The 27th Annual Lake Mirror Classic Concours d'Elegance & Car Show is set for Friday, October 16, through Sunday, October 18, ...

By Jose Izabella Fernando Lane Auburndale…you have been really stepping up the culinary experience… I tried the new Indian ...

Join the Lakeland Gazette as a citizen reporter and share hyper-local news, civic updates, and neighborhood stories across ...

For two weeks in November, the magic of Dr. Seuss will come to Polk State College’s Winter Haven Fine Arts (WFA) Theatre. The ...

One moves through the foreground. Another stands nearby. Two more sit farther down the trail. For a brief moment, a camera ...