Rep. Melony Bell is leaving the Florida Legislature to challenge Lori Edwards, who has served as Polk Supervisor of Elections ...

LAKELAND — Seven Polk County teams would make the high school football playoffs according to the most recent FHSAA power ...

A familiar face to the Polk County Sheriff's Office was arrested Wednesday evening, October 16th, on multiple fraud charges.

After Hurricane Milton, more than 100 pets were found in the streets of Polk County and are now taken in by animal control.

People waited 4.5 hours to get sandbags in Polk County ahead of Hurricane Milton. “I felt like I was in a theme park where ...

Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

Seventy percent of the damage was in the northwestern quadrant of Polk County, he said. Of the properties assessed for damage ...

One person died in Polk County as Hurricane Milton moved through the region, Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed Thursday morning.

The free event in Winter Haven will provide information on micro schools, a new concept in Polk County that combines ...

Sites that are ceasing operations are doing so because power has been largely restored to those areas and stores have ...

No make-up date has been announced. The county meet is scheduled for next week Oct. 18 (diving) and Oct. 19 (swimming) at Gandy Pool in Lakeland. Polk County residents:Sign up for text message ...

In addition to postponed football games having to be rescheduled, the county meets and volleyball district tournaments have ...