Florida supervisors of elections are offering offering $1,200 scholarships to college students, according to Polk Supervisor ...

The reprimand before the Florida Supreme Court came as Judge John Flynn has faced motions to disqualify himself from some ...

United Way of Central Florida has partnered with the IRS to offer several free tax prep sites across Polk County.

LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Cynara Appling, has been awarded a full scholarship to ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade. Gov. Ron ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade.

Elliot Lugo Trinidad According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office ... Officials contacted the Florida Department of Children and Families. Deputies also found drugs when they arrested the ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2016, a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

With the long-awaited sobering and mental health crisis center open, Polk County officials are turning their attention to its next-door neighbor ― a refugee and immigrant welcome center.

A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store ... The driver also bit the deputy, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 8 social media post. It happened around 8:30 a.m. Monday ...