Kate Wallace, a local business leader and product of Polk County Public Schools, is running for the District 3 seat on the ...

The sentence follows a January 2026 trial in Polk County where a jury took only an hour to deliberate before returning guilty ...

The Florida Freedom to Read Project accuses Polk County Public Schools of permanently removing books from libraries under the guise of "weeding." ...

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Capt. Cody Khork's former commander in the ROTC program at Florida Southern College said he excelled in one-on-one dealings ...

Polk County high school seniors are honored in the Silver Garland Awards for community service that goes above and beyond.

A projection from a university shows a possibility for 1,003,200 residents in Polk County by 2030.

Two Winn-Dixie stores in Polk County, Florida, are closing to be converted into Aldi locations. The affected stores are in ...

Two men were arrested on Monday night after troopers say they bolted from the Florida Highway Patrol and slammed into a Polk ...

A morning commute on I-4 turned into a scene of twisted metal and heavy cleanup today after a semi-truck slammed into a ...

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