Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Citrus Connection bus travels through downtown in Lakeland, Florida. FILE PHOTO/THE LEDGER 2019 Citrus Connection, Polk County's ...

The free downtown circulator will shift to app-based, on-demand rides Oct. 1, including long-awaited Dixieland service.

Citrus Connection returned over $870,000 in taxpayer funds to Polk County. The savings resulted from reduced routes and staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ridership decreased significantly during ...

LAKELAND — Citrus Connection officials said they are confident the company's hands-on, proactive approach will keep its drivers safe from potentially violent passengers. Tom Phillips, executive ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla.-- The partial federal government shutdown is affecting city buses across the nation. Citrus Connection hit hard by partial government shutdown Agency says it's running out of money ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Citrus Connection will now allow its bus drivers to carry non-lethal weapons, like pepper spray, to defend themselves. “We encourage them to be properly trained at their expense, and ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Citrus Connection may be one of the first mass transit districts in the state to support its bus drivers carrying pepper spray on the job. Officials are calling pepper spray a ...

The government shutdown is causing problems across the Tampa Bay area, including city bus service. Citrus Connection in Polk County is one of the organizations that has been hit hard. The agency is ...

An alert Citrus Connection employee and Polk County paramedics helped rescue a woman stuck behind a Winter Haven bus bench. The woman was found Wednesday morning around 4:30 a.m. wedged between a bus ...