A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

The developer has submitted a land-use map and applied for a zoning change and annexation ... school district headquarters and federal, state, county and city government facilities.

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

MoDOT plans to realign a curvy stretch of Route 32, with a public hearing on March 18 and virtual meeting until April 1.

Nineteen Polk County food vendors fell short of inspection standards Feb. 3-16, according to state reports. But there were no emergency closures of restaurants during the two-week period and none ...

At the same time, Polk County’s availability number went from a surplus last year to a deficit of 2,636 this year. This means projects that weren’t eligible to claim the 2023 tax deduction in ...

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

A motorcyclist died on Monday after Polk County deputies say he crashed into a FedEx truck while trying to pass in a no-passing zone. Governor Ron DeSantis presented a $1.5 million check to the City ...