People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.

We're working to learn more about the collapse of a portion of Highway 30 near Kimsey Mountain Road in eastern Polk County, Tennessee Thursday morning.TDOT tol ...

Polk County Elections Supervisor Melony Bell announced on Friday that the Florida Supervisors of Elections will award three $1,200 scholarships to Florida students in 2025. Interested students ...

There's a new state program that could financially help Polk residents whose homes are at risk for flooding. Florida Department of Emergency Management has launched a program called Elevate ...

United Way of Central Florida has partnered with the IRS to offer several free tax prep sites across Polk County. Families and individuals who make less than $67,000 are eligible. “These ...

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Cynara Appling, has been awarded a full scholarship to ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade. Gov. Ron ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade.

With the long-awaited sobering and mental health crisis center open, Polk County officials are turning their attention to its next-door neighbor ― a refugee and immigrant welcome center.