Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

The ban applies to all of Polk County, including unincorporated Polk County. Residents who do not comply with the ban could be fined up to $500 or imprisoned for up to 60 days. Polk County ...

The Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) received a $10 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Southeast Wellfield Water Production Facility. The facility ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) and Bartow Police are investigating a shooting that injured a deputy and an officer. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Atkins Building ...

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures ...

Cary Polk, 60, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away at Norton Hospital downtown on April 17, 2025, with his loving family by his side, due to complications of diabetes. Cary was born in St. Louis ...

One person is dead and two others are in the hospital with serious injuries from a Tuesday morning crash in Polk County, Wisconsin. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, at 10:40 a.m ...

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large. Officer Tre McDonald is recovering at home, while Officer John Chandler ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)– Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today’s “Best City Park” of 2025. This is a national recognition voted on by the community, according to a press release.

An Albany man was sentenced on April 1 to 2⅟₂ years in prison for assaulting multiple corrections deputies in the Polk County Jail. Ivan Rosalio Mendez-Perez, 31, was indicted on March 21 ...

Three Polk County supervisors appointed four new members to the Prairie Meadows board. The supervisors cited a lack of communication from previous appointees regarding key decisions as the reason ...