Gary White

LAKELAND — Two students approached the doors leading to the administration building at Medulla Elementary School just as a teacher descended the steps.

Lakeland Ledger AUBURNDALE — Jeff Brown recalls a day from 1994, when he sat in Auburndale's City Hall for an interview with City Manager Bobby Green.

Lakeland Ledger For the second straight year, the Florida Legislature needed an extra session to complete a budget smaller than its predecessor.

Kay Fields, the longest-serving member of the Polk County School Board, will run for a seventh four-year term in District 5.

Lakeland Ledger Out-of-state students enrolling at Florida Polytechnic University after this fall will pay higher tuition rates.

Lakeland Ledger Mi Escuela Montessori, a bilingual charter school, is moving to a larger facility in Bartow.

Former Florida Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis, a professor at Florida Southern College since 2019, died May 26 at age 78.

Former Florida Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis, a professor at Florida Southern College since 2019, died May 26 at age 78, the Florida Supreme Court reported.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is working to identify the remains found by a group of children in a pasture northeast of Lakeland.

Lakeland Ledger Another Democrat has joined the race for the Florida House in District 48.