Polk County Commission delayed a vote on restricting roosters to lots larger than half an acre. The commission wants to ...

Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration Building in Bartow by giving their feedback at hearings on the future of ...

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ...

The Florida Legislature’s annual session opened March 6 and is scheduled to conclude May 2. The members with districts covering sections of Polk County are ... for owners of land formerly ...

A pending Florida ... the Polk County Commission on May 6, thanks to a state bill awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature that would take away the board's authority to restrict land use.