NOW. A PLAN TO BETTER HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN POLK COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN LAID OUT. IT’S A FIVE YEAR VISION PUT TOGETHER BY HOMEWARD, WHICH IS POLK COUNTY’S HOMELESSNESS PLANNING ...

More than 250 people were arrested — including a former NFL linebacker — earlier this month in a multiagency undercover operation to combat human trafficking, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The bill, which DeSantis is expected to sign, also puts a hold on Polk County proposals to raise the stormwater requirements for developments in stressed basins and expand public-hearing-mailer ...

Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...

MONEY, END QUOTE. WELL, ALSO TODAY, POLK COUNTY ATTORNEY KIMBERLY GRAHAM ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL RUN FOR REELECTION NEXT YEAR. GRAHAM SAYS THAT SHE IS PROUD OF EVERYTHING HER OFFICE HAS ...

Polk County School Board extends Superintendent Fred Heid’s contract for five years with a $283,000 annual base salary. Heid's contract includes performance-based bonuses and a one-time $40,000 ...