Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

A woman overheard screaming during a 911 call was rescued when a deputy confronted and killed her husband beating her with a ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

Despite a checkered past, Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray, a nonpartisan candidate from Frostproof, represents the first ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

OPAL Fuels Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAL) today announced the start of commercial operations at its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Polk County municipal landfill in Jones Corner, Florida ...

Polk County is coordinating with the Southwest Florida Water Management District to direct water away from Lake Seward in the ...

She grew up in Highlands County but when she moved to Polk, she served on boards at the United Way of Central Florida and the Learning Resource Center. “That means I understand the issues from d ...

Wisconsin man groomed Florida child with fast food ... “This family learned the hard way that we don’t play around here in Polk County when it comes to keeping our residents safe,” Sheriff ...