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A Polk County boy's lemonade stand sold out thanks to deputies. Jude, a 5th grader from Lakeland, started a lemonade stand to ...
Animal advocates in Polk County are gearing up to use their voices to advocate for change at Polk County Animal Control. And it’s not the first time they’ve done so.
LAKELAND, Fla. (WWSB) - Two teenagers from New England have been arrested and taken to Polk County after authorities say they ...
The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...
A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned Wednesday after being arrested for allegedly stealing cash during a traffic stop near Fort Meade, officials said.
Polk State College got $10 million for the development of its Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for renovations ...
Residential property values in Polk County, Iowa, saw an average increase of nearly 10% this year. This increase, while significant, is less than half the 22% average increase seen in 2023. The ...
BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Those attending varsity football games at Polk County schools will soon see ticket prices go up.
Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham intends to run for another term as the county's chief prosecutor in 2026. Graham was elected in 2022 after the retirement of longtime Polk County Attorney John ...
Polk County School Board member Rick Nolte, who last attended a meeting on Jan. 28, is on medical leave, the school district said.
Lake Wales reached the Polk 7 on 7 title game again Friday night before falling to a very athletic Mulberry team, 12-7, in the title game at Lake Myrtle Park.
A five-day investigation in Polk County yielded 157 arrests as part of a human trafficking operation, according to the sheriff’s office.