Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

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

Nineteen people have been charged in connection to gang activity in Tampa and Polk County, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

Jul. 7—Howard County raised its new flag for the first time at a special ceremony Monday morning outside the George Howard Building in Ellicott City. Subscribe to continue reading this article ...

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball selected Esen Paradiso’s design out of the final three entries for consideration to be the new county flag. The County Council must approve the design in April.

COLUMBUS—On July 4, the Polk County Historical Association Museum and the House of Flags in Columbus celebrated the grand opening of their shared space at 33 Gibson Street. A ribbon-cutting ceremony ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years.

USA Today Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice president have eaten there.

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 ...