POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As efforts continue to clear debris from Hurricane Milton around Tampa Bay, Polk County has launched a debris collection map for residents to monitor the cleanup status.

Further, the expansion of Dollar General and similar retail stores in rural areas of Polk County meet “a unique need in the market by providing shopping conveniences of both a retail store and a ...

In DeSantis’ latest map, the largest segment of Polk County lies within District 18. That district has a northern border mostly along Interstate 4, though it juts up toward Polk City.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With hurricane season beginning in just nine days, Polk County Emergency Management officials urge residents to have an evacuation plan in place ahead of a potential storm.

Polk County supervisors approved a redistricting map Wednesday that has the potential to drastically change the makeup of the board, with four of the five incumbents now sharing districts that ...

The map was prepared by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency under a new law intended to decrease county supervisors' influence in the once-every-10-years redistricting process.