For this fiscal year, only applicants scoring 95 or higher can expect to receive their full requests for Florida's arts and ...

Polk County commissioners vote to decrease the setback for chicken coops, but a new state law prohibits their desired ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will join Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and other officials to discuss the arrests of eight people in a multimillion-dollar fraud case.

Tampa Electric has tapped Morgan Odum as its new Regional Affairs Manager for Polk County, where she’ll help lead local ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

One person was killed early Friday morning after being involved in a head-on crash with a dump truck in Lake Alfred, ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said deputies are on the scene of a fatal car crash at Powerline Road and Snell Creek Road.

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million ...

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property ...

A now former employee of a cannabis dispensary in Lake Wales was arrested after police say he stole more than 21 pounds of ...

Polk County's tourism strategy is paying off, with private businesses investing heavily in new attractions and accommodations ...