Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

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

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office stayed overnight with the bomb until MacDill technicians could arrive. This is the statement they provided about what these fisherman found: " EOD with acDill ...

Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements. Three high schools, one K-8 school, one ...