A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said.

Sergeant was tragically killed Monday evening by a drunk driver while attempting to remove debris from a roadway in Bartow. Dan Cooley, 69, of Bartow, a retired PCSO Sergeant, was struck and killed on ...

HAVEN, Fla. - A 25-year-old Winter Haven man, Coleton Smith, was arrested on Monday, March 17th, after allegedly firing a gun and threatening to kill family members during a domestic dispute. Polk ...

The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive Thursday, March 20, at First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm St., from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There ...

Three days after suffering a 15-run loss at R-S Central, Polk County’s softball team delivered a much-improved performance Friday, though the Wolverines still fell 6-3 in Mountain Foothills 7 ...

We had some utility relocations and sometimes they take longer than expected. I do think that we are nearing the finish line.

By Tim Henderson Stateline Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well ...

Defense lawyers asked a Polk County judge to consider a dismissal Monday in the case of a Lufkin man beaten to death on ...

Other cities in Polk County like Lakeland and Winter Haven recently voted to remove fluoride from the water supply.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to identify the suspects in a theft and trespass incident that ...

Two men were arrested over the weekend for firing guns out of a pickup truck, carrying two minors, around Polk County, the ...