For this fiscal year, only applicants scoring 95 or higher can expect to receive their full requests for Florida's arts and ...

Polk County commissioners vote to decrease the setback for chicken coops, but a new state law prohibits their desired ...

One person was killed early Friday morning after being involved in a head-on crash with a dump truck in Lake Alfred, ...

The top county in the U.S. when it came to flash density, or the number of lightning strikes per square mile, in 2024 was ...

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

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

A now former employee of a cannabis dispensary in Lake Wales was arrested after police say he stole more than 21 pounds of ...

Polk County's tourism strategy is paying off, with private businesses investing heavily in new attractions and accommodations ...

FDOT is now working to improve traffic flow at the intersection of County Line Road and US 92, by raising the roads above the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County health officials are warning that toxic blue-green algae may be present in three lakes. The ...

Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.