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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

While Bartow has decided to continue fluoridation, other communities in Polk County are ending the process. Leaders in Winter Haven and Lakeland recently decided to stop adding fluoride to their water ...

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

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

Minor flooding and downed trees appeared to be the worst of the impact from a line of strong storms that moved through Polk ...