POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

Wikimedia Commons/Bms4880 Pinson Mounds Complex Native Americans built the largest group of Middle Woodland period mounds in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water.

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its Lakeland Academic Center.