Daily Ridge News As Polk State College faces questions about its future leadership, two of Polk County’s most respected ...

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

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

Many homebuyers are being priced out of homes in Tampa and Orlando ... migration has contributed to Polk County becoming the fastest-growing county in Florida. “Sales have started to pick ...

Outlying communities on the outer margins ... Recent hurricanes and citrus diseases in Florida also have made it more attractive for some Polk County growers to sell their citrus groves to ...

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