Stormwater pumps to avoid closed basin flooding exposed by torrential rains brought by Hurricane Milton could be in place by ...

Hi-tech firm GISJane LLC to monitor algal blooms in Polk County with state funded initiative per Polk County contract ...

Damage to the man-made lake's dam means the water level has been uncontrolled since Tropical Storm Helene hit in 2024.

The new year saw new leadership for the Polk County Board of Commissioners as Chuck Thaxton was appointed as the board ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County man shot his family, leaving his wife dead and his 13-year-old stepdaughter in critical condition, before turning the gun on himself, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.

Read full article: Man points gun at another car with child inside in Polk County road rage incident, deputies say Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds a photo of 47-year-old Jason Kenney who is ...

In response to the increased assessments, your supervisors lowered the millage rate to offset as much of the increase as they could. Increases on property taxes are capped at 10 percent of what was ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is taking a new approach to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, allowing deputies to ask people where they were born during ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Polk County detention deputies resigned and three supervisors were suspended after it was discovered an inmate believed to be sleeping was actually dead. The Polk County ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Four Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies resigned in lieu of termination, and three supervisors were suspended without pay following the death of 55-year-old Essie Ward, whose body ...

York County commissioners approved a 9.4% property tax increase for the 2026 budget, down from 14% in the first draft of the spending plan. Commissioners reduced the county's general fund spending ...

ARAGON, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was asked to assist with a shooting in Aragon on Monday. The Aragon Police Department, a city in Polk County, said the community is mourning ...