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.

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

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

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

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 ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

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 ...

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