Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

On Feb. 1 at the Carber Recreation Center in Bartow, the inaugural Girls Polk County Championships, also known as the Girls ...

Eleven municipalities in Polk County hold elections in April. If you're thinking about running, here's what you need to know.

At an unruly Town Commission meeting, residents shouted their anger about traffic, water, infrastructure and other ails of ...

People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A prescribed burn conducted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) in Polk County ...

Waste haulers in the county would bring garbage and recycling to the proposed facility for sorting and ship it out, likely to Eastern Oregon.

A rumor has been floating around that ICE agents swept up multiple people at the courthouse Thursday. The Polk County sheriff ...

Polk County will hold a public hearing Feb. 10 for a franchise for the proposed regional solid waste transfer facility in Rickreall. The public can testify in person at the hearing scheduled to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying a woman who attacked a ...