Gary White

Sarah McKay promoted the arts, education and civic engagement. She was integral to the restoration of Munn Park in downtown Lakeland.

Former City Commissioner Danny Krueger delivered 2,500 copies of “Patriot’s Handbook of American Liberty” to the Lake Wales Charter Schools office.

Jason Penrod is charged with grand theft of more than $100,000, a first-degree felony that carries a maximum penalty of up to 30 years in prison.

Polk County Public Schools cited airborne allergies in adopting a policy that barred students under 5 from bringing food or water bottles to class.

Robert Taylor of Auburndale knows of only one other living survivor from the attack on the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942.

Joined by Polk Sheriff Grady Judd, two candidates for state attorney and a pair of sneakers, the governor touted successes in battling fentanyl.

Jason Penrod filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court seeking revocation of his law privileges with the option of applying for readmission.

There's an emphasis on higher education in the culture at IDEA schools. Teachers start talking about college when students are in kindergarten.

The tower along U.S. 27 near the Eagle Ridge Mall has been painted with an image that honors the Lake Wales High School Highlanders, the city said.

Hurricane Charley served as a harbinger, the first of a trio of hurricanes that would invade Polk County within a 43-day period in 2004.

Florida Polytechnic University has appointed Bryan Brooks as vice president of student affairs, enrollment management and strategic communications.