A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Scott Ashley, president of Wine & Spirits Distributors of Florida, said the only missing component of the bill is who pays for the regulation of hemp-derived drinks. “The alcohol excise tax is about ...

As Polk County updated Winter Haven about the Thompson Nursery Road project, residents pressed their desire for a sidewalk ...

Polk County wasted no time establishing control Friday, scoring in the opening minute en route to a 4-0 non-conference girls ...

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But ...