Polk County Sheriff's Office photo A woman overheard screaming during a 911 call was rescued when a deputy confronted and ...

Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

Melony Bell, a Republican, left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, a ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

Despite a checkered past, Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray, a nonpartisan candidate from Frostproof, represents the first ...

“I've chosen to call Polk County home.” She grew up in Highlands County but when she moved to Polk, she served on boards at ...

Eight Polk County high school football teams have made the playoffs. Which teams have the best chance to escape out of ...

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included ...

Any eligible Polk County voter may cast a ballot at any early voting location ... in Bartow, or at the Election Operations ...

Florida law enforcement officials arrested ... from the federal government after stepping foot into the country. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was joined with representatives from various other ...

But for many people across Central Florida, including Polk County, local gas stations are either out of gas, power, or both.