A correctional officer is now on the other side of the bars after she was accused of sexually interacting with an inmate at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit.

It sounds like an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show," but when an inmate took a flip-flip to a sprinkler in the OK County jail, it was no comedy.

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, according to a Polk County news release from July 2.

For Carrie Zeidman, a 10th generation Californian, the search uncovered a link to some pioneer families in the Pacific Northwest and Polk County. Zeidman’s great grandmother was adopted and her mother ...

Frank Marasco, who has been serving as the interim county administrator for nearly six months, was formally appointed to a three-year term on Tuesday by a 3-2 vote.

June 29 Justin Ryin Allen, 43, of Spokane, Wash., was arrested and booked as a fugitive from justice. • • • The Shoshone County jail bookings are provided by the Shoshone County Sheriff's ...

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 ...