The 2020 ballot in Polk County required two pages, the second containing only a few county charter amendments. Some voters didn't bother filling them out.

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

High school football Friday is back in Florida a week after Hurricane Milton disrupted the sports calendar. Here's a look at ...

Frostproof Mayor Jon Albert, who won a six-person Republican primary election, faces John Hill of Poinciana, the only ...

Lakeland city commissioners today watched dramatic footage of police rescues during Hurricane Milton and heard about the storm trashing a new roof at the RP Funding Center.

It has been nine days since Hurricane Milton hit Polk County and dumped more than a foot of rainfall in 24 hours.

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

Republican Jennifer Kincart Jonsson won a four-person primary and now faces Democrat Ashley Herrmann in the Florida House ...

Another big game is in Orlando, where Lake Wales is not only playing district rival Jones for first place in the district, ...

The Freedom Tour, a Polk County-based disaster relief ministry, sent resources to North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane ...

Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Kemp is a Democrat running to represent Florida’s 15th U.S. Congressional District. She ...

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