An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Lakeland lawyer John Waters will fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the 10th Judicial Circuit created by the retirement ...

Polk County’s baseball team displayed both offensive fireworks and late-game resilience during Saturday’s Stott’s Ford ...

By Jed Blackwell Polk County’s last, best shot to claw back into Friday’s playoff game against Avery came on a 3-point ...

UK, France and Ukraine will present peace deal to Donald Trump, British prime minister says Oscars Viewers Have a Lot to Say ...

Firefighters work towards containing Melrose Fire in Polk County ...

The Melrose Fire in Polk County is estimated to be between 400-500 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday, according to the ...

The man is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care for three years, and in a first for Polk County, his charges were ...

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...

A woman died on Saturday after walking into the middle of a busy highway and getting struck by a vehicle, according to The Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

An open burning ban has been issued in Polk County, according to the Polk County Fire Marshal's Office. Effective Sunday at 3 p.m., officials said the ban is in accordance with the North Carolina Fire ...

Polk County ranks 57th among 67 in the state for overall child welfare in the Florida 2025 Child Well-Being Index, down from ...