For this fiscal year, only applicants scoring 95 or higher can expect to receive their full requests for Florida's arts and ...

A day after historic rain flooded nearby Plant City and flood-weary portions of Polk County saw waters rise, more is on the ...

Polk County commissioners vote to decrease the setback for chicken coops, but a new state law prohibits their desired ...

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

A Polk County mother is raising awareness about the dangers of e-bikes after her son was hit and killed by a vehicle.

The top county in the U.S. when it came to flash density, or the number of lightning strikes per square mile, in 2024 was ...

FDOT is now working to improve traffic flow at the intersection of County Line Road and US 92, by raising the roads above the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County health officials are warning that toxic blue-green algae may be present in three lakes. The ...

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.