Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polk County seated a new county commissioner, a new property appraiser and the first woman to serve as public defender for the ...

The past decade has been a stable period for constitutional officers in Polk County — those elected to serve in countywide or broader positions. Only one change of position has occurred over that ...

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The deadline for filing property tax exemptions is almost here, and Polk County Chief appraiser Chad Hill gives information on how property owners can apply for temporary ...

A hot air balloon entangled with a radio tower north of Longview has been taken down. A company out of Fort Worth was brought in to lower the balloon gondola and then reel in the canopy. Marshall ...

Polk County Assessor Douglas Schmidt, 66, is retiring at the end of February, two years before his third term ends. He told his staff in December and submitted his resignation letter to Polk County ...

A first candidate has filed to run next year for the Polk County Commission. Mike Scott of Lakeland has entered the race as a Republican in District 5. That seat is currently held by Neil Combee, who ...