Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements. Three high schools, one K-8 school, one ...

WITHOUT BOND TONIGHT. A PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING AN RV FIRE OUT IN POLK COUNTY. THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF FLAMES OVER ON CUMBY ROAD OUT IN LAKELAND. FIRE CREWS SAY THEY FOUND THE RV FULLY ENGULFED ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.

Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of new developments. A pending state bill could void them.

County officials said a map of public shelters that would open in the event of an emergency can be found at your neighborhood Publix grocery store. Updates about shelter openings can also be found ...

The Brief Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large. Officer Tre McDonald is recovering at home, while Officer John ...

Under the deal, Polk County will cover 60% of construction costs and provide the land, while Bartow will utilize approximately one-fourth of the 20,000-square-foot facility.

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — Crews in Polk County were battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain Community on Thursday, as they continued to fight the Black Cove wildfire. As of 11:30 a.m., Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Defense lawyers asked a Polk County judge to consider a dismissal Monday in the case of a Lufkin man beaten to death on Alabama-Coushatta land. In April of 2016, Spencer ...

Polk County spent about $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to improve the heating and cooling and internet at the location between 2021 and 2023.