Trustee Ashley Bell Barnett accused Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti of concealing enrollment numbers and ...

Graham was elected in 2022 after the retirement of longtime Polk County Attorney John Sarcone, and came with a background in juvenile justice and defense work. She defeated several other Democrats in ...

Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise revealed two revised corridors for the Central Polk Parkway East moving farther north of Lake Wales, but still bisecting family farms.

If he told me to jump, I said, ‘How’s that? I’ll do it again and better.’ I have immense respect or him.” Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid recognized Vetter’s ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement officer with a knife, authorities said. John Snyder ...

Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham intends to run for another term as the county's chief prosecutor in 2026. Graham was elected in 2022 after the retirement of longtime Polk County Attorney John ...

The proposed routes for a toll road in eastern Polk County have shifted ... from Interstate 4 just east of County Line Road, looping south of Lakeland to connect again to I-4 near Florida ...