A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

The settlement comes two months after the board placed Polk County Administrator John Norris on paid administrative leave.

Polk County supervisors agreed to pay nearly $520,000 in salary and other expenses Tuesday in exchange for administrator John ...

The moon will appear a striking reddish color in a few weeks when a magnificent total lunar eclipse becomes visible all ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a Polk County wildfire spread another 100 acres March 3, burning at 593 acres with crews ...

Polk County deputies rescued a duck, "Bernice," after she was found trying to escape the jail perimeter. She was treated for ...

COLUMBUS—The Polk County Cooperative Extension office will host a free “Matter of Balance” class at 79 Carmel Lane, in the building behind the Senior’s Meeting Place. The program aims to help older ...

SouthState Corp. has closed on a $457 million sale of 165 branches in six states. The Polk County-based bank announced the ...

Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean ...