Following months of negotiations and recent rallying cries from retired educators, Polk County Public Schools and the local teachers’ union announced Thursday they were on the verge of a ...

A Lake Wales man wanted for tampering with an electronic monitoring device was arrested Wednesday after leading Polk County ...

A Florida mining project that defaulted on its municipal bonds was put into receivership.

The vote will take place after a public comment period near the end of Monday's meeting. People will be allowed 3 minutes to speak.

NWS Peachtree City GA issues a fire weather watch for Saturday March 1st for Georgia. Check back here for updates.

The UAB Blazers (19-9, 12-3 AAC) hope to extend a four-game win streak when they host the Memphis Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC) at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Bartow Arena. The matchup airs on ...

UAB Basketball is more than Yaxel Lendeborg. UAB fans know this. Coach Andy Kennedy knows this. Thursday night the Wichita ...

The district and the union agreed on a contract that includes a $25 million pay package, the largest single salary increase in PCPS history.

Memphis vs. UAB. The 18th-ranked and first-place Tigers will travel to Birmingham Sunday to face the Blazers, who are nipping ...

The 18th-ranked Tigers (23-5, 13-2) will face the rival Blazers (18-9, 11-3) at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday (3 p.m. CT, ESPN). Penny Hardaway's team is currently in the first place, ...

Athletes Beyond Bartow is a weekly overview of the achievements of local athletes competing at professional and collegiate levels nationwide.

Lakeland delayed a hearing over the water issue until the Bartow workshop, which presented experts on both sides. Attendees ...