Hi-tech firm GISJane LLC to monitor algal blooms in Polk County with state funded initiative per Polk County contract ...

Residents on Crews Lake Drive fought against the development on 300 acres, which was previously approved by county staff and ...

The regular legislative session gets underway next week. However, there is a special election for several Florida House and ...

TAMPA - Good news for Floridians as gas prices are down 17 cents across the state, the lowest since March 2021. According to ...

This isn’t just any small Florida town – it’s the county seat of Polk County, a place where oak trees drip with Spanish moss, historic buildings tell stories of bygone eras, and yes, you can rent a ...

Bartow, Florida stands as a delightful anomaly in the Sunshine State’s real estate landscape – a place where studio apartments can still be found for around $800 a month while coastal cities demand ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to announce the conviction of Hernando Cortez ...

Bills filed by Polk County lawmakers cover artificial intelligence, homestead tax exemptions, prescription drugs, education ...

Homeowners on Oakmont Lane near Lake Seward are still struggling more than a year after their homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Milton.

Polk County deputies will use a "common sense" approach to enforcing a ban on fireworks over the New Year's Eve holiday. A 2020 Florida law permits the use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve, New Year’s ...

UP HERE IN JUST A BIT. ALL RIGHT, DAVID, IT IS NOW 1203. AND AUTHORITIES HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED IN A CRASH EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JUST TOLD US ...

ANNUAL REPORT. ALL RIGHT. WE’LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT WHEN IT’S AVAILABLE. KAYLA. THANK YOU. MARK HULME WILL NOW SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AFTER TODAY’S ...