Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Eleven municipalities in Polk County hold elections in April. If you're thinking about running, here's what you need to know.

a registered voter in Florida and in Polk County, reside within the city limits continuously for 18 months prior to the date the term of office starts and hold no other public office. In Davenport ...

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

state says Polk County ranks in the second of four tiers for immunization levels established by the Florida Department of Health. Eighteen counties are labeled in red on a map on the agency’s ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A man from West Palm Beach is accused of traveling to Central Florida with the intention ... his Honda Civic at a park in Polk City. The sheriff's office said both ...

A former substitute teacher from Florida was arrested after he allegedly carried on an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student.

New Polk County Supervisor Mark Holm says it was disheartening ... "Throughout my career I've balanced serving 16 years on the Grimes City Council, raising four active kids, and recently running ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is conducting an alternative corridor evaluation for the Central Polk Parkway East from State Road 60 ... Registration is encouraged but not required for in-person ...

A controversial proposal for a new toll expressway running through eastern Polk County is meeting with opposition, including ...