The Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency has hit Polk County and its 17 municipalities, with a demand to provide ...

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

Rainfall of up to 10 inches was recorded in Plant City, a few miles west of the Polk County border, the NWS reported. The ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

Today, Polk City is part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area, and Florida Polytechnic University, one of the best engineering schools in America, is located on its southern border.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

One person was killed early Friday morning after being involved in a head-on crash with a dump truck in Lake Alfred, ...

A 52-year-old man died Saturday night in a house fire on Jason Lane in Polk City, Polk County Fire Rescue reported. PCFR crews received the initial call at 10:48 p.m., and Squad 7 arrived on scene ...