LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – People hoping for a congressional district representing all of Polk County only had a short-lived victory. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed that map drawn by the legislature.

DeSantis’ staff submitted a proposed map Wednesday for Florida’s 28 districts ... which covers Lakeland and northern Polk County, eastern Hillsborough and southern Lake. Rep.

Under the new map, District 15 covers Polk County west of U.S. 98 and South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, zigzagging southwest beginning at Alamo Drive. The district’s southern boundary runs along ...

Collier County: 17,660, or about 8% of the power company’s total customer count of 228,540 To see a live updating map of power outages throughout Florida, click HERE.

Polk County Fire Rescue plans to open its new Moore Road Fire Station 25 on May 23 at 8525 Moore Road in Lakeland. The ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - As Hurricane Milton brings heavy rain and flooding to Central Florida, two streets in Polk County are currently impassable: ・Lakeland: Reynolds Road at Maine Avenue ・Winter ...