After days of damp weather, a cool front is ushering in a week of cooler mornings, although rain will remain in the picture.

Tabitha Biehl will serve as the new director of Polk County's Parks and Natural Resources Division, succeeding Gaye Sharpe, ...

Polk County commissioners are looking for volunteers who would like to serve on the county's Lakes Access Advisory Committee. The committee studies how to increase public access to Polk County's lakes ...

Lower speed limits on certain downtown streets are under consideration by the Lake Wales City Commission under a proposal ...

As the seasons begin to shift, many people start thinking about their annual health routines-including vaccinations. While ...

The second annual Plein Air Painting Workshop, an immersive two-day symposium for artistic endeavors sponsored by the Lake ...

With the peak of the hurricane season passed, Florida is still not immune to potential storms, as nature will remind us in ...

The prospect of a transformative high-end development along SR 60 west of Lake Wales advanced with a unanimous vote in favor of the annexation of about 558 acres that will be the site of the proposed ...

A ceremonial ground-breaking for a multi-million dollar water desalination facility east of Lake Wales has marked the next step in a multi-jurisdictional effort to assure adequate water supplies for ...

New disposal rates have taken effect at the Polk County North Central Landfill and Transfer Station effective October 1. Polk ...

The ongoing revitalization of downtown Lake Wales took a major step forward Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting that opened a fully-restored building at 244 East Park Avenue. The structure now ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) will once again host a series of hunts to help reduce the population ...