Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The ...

A program that helps families repair and strengthen their homes after disaster strikes, has just launched in Polk County.

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...

Polk County honors Samuel Quinton, a Revolutionary War vet who spent his final years in the area, with a new memorial.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

On July 1, 2025, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division, assisted by deputies from the Patrol ...

Polk County supervisors chair envisioned a nationwide search for a new county administrator. Now, the board is poised to make ...

Ilia Grigory Basargin, 33, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree criminal sexual contact. He gave a Norgaard plea to the ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam in the area. According to a release from the office on Tuesday, July 1, officers were advised by Polk County Environmental Services of a ...

A highly anticipated two-year water quality study by Polk County was released Tuesday, confirming that the nitrate in the ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors released the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) at its meeting ...