The warfare waged among the high schools in Polk County has always been top notch, but this past week, the need to win was played out not on the sweaty gridiron on a humid Friday night, but in an air-conditioned, oak paneled courtroom on a Wednesday afternoon. ...more

November 6, 2009

A 16-year-old Lakeland High School football player today was accused of raping a fellow student as the pair walked to school Thursday morning. ...more

October 2, 2009

Paul Wilson's football career is over at the University of Florida. Wilson, who played at Lakeland High School, has a broken right foot for the second time is less than a year, and Coach Urban Meyer says doctors have advised him to give up football. ...more

August 14, 2009

Mardi Gras Extravaganza, a fundraiser for the fight against multiple sclerosis, will be held Feb. 21 at St. Clement Catholic Church. ...more

February 11, 2009

Cleveland Nobles scored 15 points and Xavier Caldwell added 12 points and 11 rebounds on Friday night to lead Avon Park to a 61-47 victory over Winter Haven at the T-Mac Holiday Invitational. ...more

December 21, 2008

Eddie Goines might soon be considered a Lakeland High School Hall of Famer for more than football. ...more

October 24, 2008

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September 30, 2008

Cross country is back in full swing in the Heartland, and Sebring, Lake Placid and Walker Memorial Academy are already making their way through the area's courses. ...more

September 30, 2008

LAKELAND - A man accused of trying to kill a police officer Thursday turned himself in to authorities tonight, Lakeland police said. ...more

May 27, 2008

Lakeland police are seeking a man suspected of trying to kill a police officer. According to a police report, a warrant has been issued for Sergio Alberto Crandall, 36, accusing him of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon. Police say Crandall backed into Officer Aaron Peterman's vehicle Thursday as the officer was leaving the Lakeland High School parking lot. Peterson and his police dog, Charief, were not injured. ...more

May 23, 2008