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Local farmers, ranchers and forestland owners are invited to participate in a meeting with the local staff of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to identify resource concerns in Polk County on Aug. 29 from 2-3 p.m. in the Brenneman Auditorium at the Polk County Cooperative Extension Service Office, 1702 U.S. 17 S in Bartow.

Bartow is coming to a crossroads with its curbside recycling effort. It seems more and more residents are mistaking the city-issued blue and yellow recycling bins for trash cans, said City Manager George Long, and the contaminated contents are gumming up the system.

Nostalgia will be in the air Saturday as residents of the Eloise community's past come together for the 16th Annual Buddy’s Soda Shop and Neighborhood Reunion.

Pulse, a gay bar just east of downtown Lakeland, compiled a new chapter in its history Thursday night when Jim Lange, a Democrat candidate for Congress, ventured inside to meet and chat with patrons.

Patience may be a virtue, but it's also a skill for parents to learn this school year.

Some people wore hats that said “Make American Great Again” while others sported buttons that demanded “Build the Wall,” but all of them were there to support Donald Trump at his rally in Kissimmee Thursday night.

A traffic stop resulted in a search for the driver by Lakeland police officers along Harden Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.

The city's financial contribution to Tigertown's renovation will more than double compared to the original expectation under a revised budget that adds $4 million to the construction price.

The father and grandmother of a 3-year-old girl face charges of child neglect without bodily harm after they left her in an SUV on Wednesday with only a vent cracked when they went into a Wal-Mart.

Macy's plans to close about 100 stores next year and boost its online investments, the nation's largest department store chain said Thursday, as it tries to become more nimble in an increasingly fierce market. The closures represent close to 14 percent of its stores under the Macy's brand.