Polk County has received a $70 million grant to improve water flow and quality in the Lake Hancock basin, from North Lakeland to the Peace River. The funds originated from a HUD disaster recovery ...

According to his official biography, Kamoutsas became Florida’s commissioner of education after being recommended by Gov. Ron ...

The primary proposal involves cutting all non-school property taxes on homesteaded properties. The Ledger ran the numbers for ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida — A Polk County citrus grower just opened Florida’s first U-pick grove grown entirely inside a CUPS structure — a screened system designed to physically block the tiny insects ...

Polk County officials have reinstated a burn ban as drought conditions continue across the county. The ban includes unincorporated Polk County and the following municipalities: Auburndale, Bartow, ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida law enforcement officials held a news conference Monday on an investigation that dates back to 2021. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Attorney General James Uthmeier ...