Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

Polk County Commission delayed a vote on restricting roosters to lots larger than half an acre. The commission wants to reduce setback for chicken coops from 50 feet to 10 feet by June.

County officials say the ban was enacted because their drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), exceeded the maximum levels. The ban applies to all of Polk County, including ...

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion today to support a wildfire response in Polk County, at the ...

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large. Officer Tre McDonald is recovering at home, while Officer John Chandler ...

POLK COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - A Polk County man has died after being hit by an SUV Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 70-year-old man from Polk, Missouri was ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Polk County and the city of Bartow are teaming up to address the growing demand for emergency services caused by rapid population growth. Officials have announced plans to ...

Editor’s Note: A video was removed from this article because it contained an incorrect mugshot provided by police. We regret the error. POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors, whose salaries are nearly $150,000, elected not to take a pay raise this year. Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — Officials said Monday that three wildfires in Polk County near Hendersonville have now burned over 5,200 acres. The North Carolina Forest Service and local units have been ...

Polk County conducts unannounced restaurant inspections ... Priority violations: Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically: Raw shrimp stored ...

Shawn Smith has been appointed as the new Polk County Fire Rescue Chief. Smith replaces former Fire Chief Hezedean Smith, who resigned following a report that revealed leadership issues within the ...