John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

Newly elected Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer will work their full-time jobs as well as their $150,000 full-time ...

A Polk County Sheriff's Office report says Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors over ...

The plan would raise the fee for warehouses from $539 to $2,192 per 1,000 square feet and from $539 to $1,539 per 1,000 ...

The trials of three defendants with Polk County ties are scheduled to begin one week after Donald Trump will be inaugurated ...

A Polk County sex offender accused of assaulting a deputy on Thursday was arrested after he was caught hiding in Lake Bonnet, ...

Morgan Ortagus, an Auburndale native and a graduate of Florida Southern College, served in the Bush, Obama and first Trump ...

A large manhunt took place in Polk County Thursday after a fleeing suspect reportedly grabbed a deputy's gun, pointed it at ...

Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to put a levy on the May ballot to fund operations at the fairgrounds and make ...

The list of top 10 boys soccer teams include familiar squads that have reached the final four and have made deep playoff runs ...

BOWLING GREEN, Fla. — A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car on US-17 in Polk County. The man was wearing dark ...

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the burglary happened at the Putnam’s Landing Subdivision on Dec. 21. Several ...