Lakeland officials gave a greenlight for a new townhouse development in the Kathleen area, immediately adjacent to two schools and a major intersection. The city commission unanimously ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County.

Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of scam Planning and zoning scam could be making the rounds.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

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

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues.

A large data center campus could be coming to Florida. The News Chief reports that the Fort Meade city commission voted 5-0 at its June 10 meeting to approve land-use and zoning changes for a proposed ...