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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As hundreds of boaters descend on lakes across Polk County for Memorial Day, soon they will have restrictions. Being able to live on a peaceful and pristine lake has always ...

Hart said 83% of the continental U.S. population is a two-day trucking distance from the state. “What’s good for Illinois is good for Lake County,” Hart said.

BOLIVAR, Mo. — The Central Polk County Fire Protection District (CPCFPD) rescued a person stranded in the Pomme de Terre Lake late Friday night. According to a Facebook post from CPCFPD, their ...

The most stable fire in Polk County is the 199-acre Fish Hook Fire near Lake Adger. The fire has not grown or spread in the last 24 hours, with personnel having stopped its forward progress ...

The Fish Hook Fire has burned 190 acres in the Lake Adger area and is at 50% containment. Three houses were deemed totally losses and one structure was damaged according to Polk County Friday night.

According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, 12-year-old Noah Gomez went out to the lake to fish and swim with his father, 9-year-old brother and 10-year-old cousin.

The body of the child who disappeared while swimming in a lake was recovered Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The 12-year-old boy drowned in Lake Roy while he was swimming ...