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 ...

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.

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better equip their folks for what may lie ahead.

A man was arrested after deputies were tipped off about several horses and goats living in poor conditions on his Lake Wales property.

Wright was elected Polk County sheriff in 2018. He's served in law enforcement for more than 30 years, beginning in 1994 as a patrol officer at the Tryon Police Department, where he was promoted to ...

A large-scale drug investigation in Polk County ended with the arrest of one man who is accused of making and delivering seven kinds of drugs from his home.

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.

Polk County baseball's Gunnar Alm is a NC State baseball commit who has gotten the attention of MLB scouts. Here is how he draws inspiration from his father.

For the second time in 2025, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a severance agreement with a county medical examiner.