Sara-Megan Walsh

Lakeland Ledger Lakeland officials have started discussing what the city's budget could look like if Florida's property tax initiative passes in November.

Lakeland Ledger Winter Haven residents may notice a considerable increase in the size of the city's proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 thanks to considerable investments in infrastructural improvements.

Five and a half years after a shootout at a home on Amos Avenue in Lakeland killed a 70-year-old grandmother and wounded three other family members, there are finally murder charges.

Lakeland Ledger At the urging of Lakeland's fire chief, city officials are taking the first steps required to implement a fire assessment fee in 2027.

Lakeland Ledger Lakeland City Manager Shawn Sherrouse has appointed Scott Bishop as the interim general manager of the city-owned utility.

Lakeland officials have put in place a year-long moratorium against any data center development and any large-scale industrial development.

Lakeland Ledger Lakeland Commissioner Chad McLeod announced he will not seek re-election as he prepares to step into a new role in the community.

Lakeland Ledger Updated Aug. 4, 2026, 11:37 a.m. ET Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is urging Floridians to vote against the proposed Amendment 3.

Lakeland Ledger A Winter Haven pastor and former Polk County Public Schools employee has been arrested on charges of sexually battering a 14-year-old boy while being HIV positive.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with beating his mother to death with his hands and feet inside her Eagle Lake home on July 21.