The demolition of the old Potter County Courthouse is nearing completion.Judge Nancy Tanner said it should be finished by Monday.Then crews will remove all the ...

Investigation into missing person uncovers disturbing history with convicted sex offender LAKELAND, Fla. - A former gymnastics coach, already a registered sex offender, finds himself behind bars once ...

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

An appellate court removed Torea Spohr from a case, saying she had displayed bias and ignored its orders and state law, a month before she resigned.

Preservation Iowa honored OPN Architects for its restoration of the Polk County Courthouse. Designed by Des Moines-based Proudfoot & Bird, the courthouse was built in 1906. The Beaux-Arts style ...

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

Circuit Judge Torea Spohr, who took office in 2021, was assigned to one of six felony divisions in the 10th Judicial Circuit, based in Polk County.