The Polk County legislative delegation will hold its annual meeting Aug. 12 starting at 1 at the Polk County Commission ...

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

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

The Polk County Courthouse in Bartow will be closed for the remainder of the day Wednesday, according to an email notice from the Clerk of Courts. All services, including court hearings and the ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Located in plain view, on the grounds of the old Polk County courthouse in Bartow is a Confederate memorial. Maggie Macaulay was at the unveiling ceremony nearly 40 years ago with ...

Polk County and the city of Bartow are teaming up to address the growing demand for emergency services caused by rapid population growth.

BARTOW -- With space dwindling at the Polk county courthouse, County Commissioners have hired a Lakeland architect to help decide which of the building's occupants should move out. The move comes ...

An officer-involved shooting on Friday in Bartow saw two law enforcement officers injured and the suspect dead.

The Polk County courthouse was evacuated Thursday night due to a suspicious package, according to authorities.

The Polk County Courthouse in Bartow was evacauted Thursday night after a suspicious device was found, according to the Bartow Police Department.

Bartow is the latest city in Polk County to consider stopping water fluoridation. In November, Winter Haven city leaders voted 3-2 to remove fluoride from its drinking water.

The Polk County Courthouse was evacuated due to what was initially thought to be a suspicious package on Thursday.