The county will also gain $700,000 for an electrical upgrade at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow. The budget includes $2 million for the headwaters of the Peace River floodplain protection and ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Two battalion chiefs in Polk County Fire Rescue will be promoted to deputy chiefs, the agency said.

Polk County's median home was 1,816 square feet, listed at $193 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 3% from May 2024.

In documents provided by the Polk County Property Appraiser’s Office, as of June, two projects were approved for the 2024 tax roll under Live Local Act tax breaks for developments.