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

Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

The Polk Arts & Health Collaborative is modeled after the NeuroArts Blueprint, an initiative from Johns Hopkins University ...

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better ...

Residents and county officials are at odds over plans to accommodate growth by widening Thompson Nursery Road and adding bike ...

With continued growth across Central Florida comes the need for more police officers and sheriff’s deputies, according to law ...

Florida communities could be blocked from rebuilding stronger after ... Local governments, including New Smyrna Beach, Polk County and Volusia County, all say the bill would block them from ...

Last week lawmakers voted to expedite the construction of two express lanes on I-4’s busiest stretch in Osceola and Polk ...

“Clearly, there’s a real need for help right here in our communities,” said Polk County Commissioner George Lindsey. “Polk County had a 39% jump in overdose deaths in 2020. We have an ...

The Windsor Island Resort is a new community in Polk County with a mix of permanent and vacation homes. Loewer said he moved to the area six months ago because it's quiet and close to Orlando ...

That’s why we’re standing together to fight for better learning and working conditions. Advocating for our students is at the ...

The annual series of events celebrating Polk County’s LGBTQ-plus community began in 2015 and is now an established tradition in a politically red section of Florida. “I think it's a pretty big ...