Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years. Fourteen Polk County public schools improved their grades ...

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 ...

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.

The machine was placed outside of the Polk County Health Department in early May. It provides 24/7 access to free items like condoms, period packs and gun locks.

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