A Twin Peaks restaurant is expected to replace the former Smokey Bones restaurant on U.S. 98 in Lakeland, according to a company spokeswoman. "Smokey Bones' parent company is Fat Brands, which ...

"Swim only in designated swimming areas during daylight hours. And keep pets on a leash and away from the water," FWC's site states. Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare here ...

Final contracted cost of project was $2,386,999.60. Funded by Lakeland's Community Redevelopment Agency, Public Works, Lakes & Stormwater, and Utility departments. Designed by Patel Greene ...

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Three Polk teams advanced out of regionals on Thursday and will play this week in the 2024 FHSAA Tennis State Championships. The George Jenkins boys will begin play Monday along with individual ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said one of his deputies was a "fraction of an inch" from death after being shot by a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen in North Lakeland early Saturday morning ...

To eliminate blight from overgrown lots, abandoned cars and dilapidated buildings within the Bartow city limits, City Manager Mike Herr has a initiative to make the city safer and cleaner. By ...

Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland was in Florida this week on a scouting mission for Scott Harris, Detroit's president of baseball operations. He was taking a break in Sarasota prior to his next ...

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Two deputies were shot and a suspect is dead after a shooting at a Lakeland, Florida park over the weekend. It was one of at least two Florida shootings over 24 hours. Sunday's incident pushed ...

Since last summer, Tony “T.J.” Wiggins has waived his appearances for court hearings in Bartow on first-degree murder charges in the 2020 Frostproof triple-homicide case. And again at a ...

“She's doing awesome,” he said. “I couldn't be happier about everything that she's doing.” Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on X @garywhite13.