The annual UF/IFAS Extension & FAMU Cooperative Extension Peanut Butter Challenge

The annual UF/IFAS Extension & FAMU Cooperative Extension Peanut Butter Challenge is back for October 2026.…

Spectrum expanding fiber-optic service to Polk County homes and businesses

By Drew Dixon Spectrum Internet says its Beyond the Build rural fiber-optic internet construction initiative is…

First Ever Case: Two-Year-Old Child Euthanised in the Netherlands Under Landmark Law Change

By Eliana Silver, Daily Mail A two-year-old child has been euthanised in the Netherlands in what…

AUDITION NOTICE: FROZEN at Lakeland Community Theatre

FROZEN will be directed by Jeremy Henry-Dixon and choreographed by Preston Pujol, with Music Direction by…

Allen Elevated To Program Director, WPCV/Lakeland

There’s been a programming change at MARC Media Country 97.5 WPCV/Lakeland, FL, as afternoon personality Nic…

Congratulations to our Public Relations and Information Manager, Stephanie Lewis, on completing the Executive Public Information Officer (EPIO) program

Congratulations to our Public Relations and Information Manager, Stephanie Lewis, on completing the Executive Public Information…

Sheriff Grady Judd’s little secret when it comes to flock cameras in Polk County

Welcome to the Gray Area: Same Cameras, Different Dirt

Are cats really the bird-killing machines everyone says they are?

Are cats really the bird-killing machines everyone says they are? Cats sleep like 14 hours a…

Polk State awarded $15,000 in a continued partnership with Metallica’s All Within My Hands

Polk State College is proud to continue its partnership with Metallica’s All Within My Hands, which…

Movie Review – Primetime

By Bob Garver             In “Primetime,” Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen, host of “To Catch a…

Choral Invitational Concert Sept. 29

The Choral Invitational Concert brings together student vocalists from Harrison School for the Arts, Lawton Chiles…

Sleeping Beauty at Youkey Theatre, RP Funding Center, Lakeland

An Ultimate Fairy Tale for the Whole Family!  World Ballet Company: The Sleeping Beauty, March 24,…

Salem’s reopens at 101 E. Memorial in Lakeland

After a major remodel and a new store, Salem’s reopens at 101 E. Memorial in Lakeland

Lakeland police officer did a pit-maneuver on a fleeing car on Memorial Blvd

By a Citizen Reporter A Lakeland police officer according to witnesses did a pit-maneuver on a…

You may not like cats. You may not even care about cats. But every animal still deserves compassion.

They did not choose to be abandoned, dumped, born outside, injured, hungry, or left to survive…