Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...

Ed Vetter helped establish Polk's first International Baccalaureate program and led it to become one of Florida's ...

The weekend wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a good excuse to mark the occasion with some Amazon one-liners.

In Florida the open records law doesn't apply to any insurance firm under state observation for financial soundness or ...

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

Free speech or disruptive behavior? After a viral confrontation with a conservative social media personality in May, the LDDA ...

It's been a long journey for Bartow and Lake Wales Walter Clayton Jr. But now, Clayton Jr. was drafted by the Utah Jazz.

Florida will join five other Southern states to form the new accreditation program for their public universities.

As Chris Fisher and Clay Reedy celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, they felt anxious about the status of same-sex ...

For more than 30 years, The Ledger has honored the top scholar-athletes in Polk County and continues that tradition this year ...

After a failed motion to fire Fort Meade’s interim city manager, Alis Drumgo, commissioners considered extending his ...