Ashley Bell Barnett was elected secretary of the Governing Board of SWFMD. John Hall of Auburndale was elected treasurer.

Polk County’s four members of the U.S. House voted along partisan lines on “One Big Beautiful Act,” the reconciliation spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump. The measure passed by a 215-214 ...

Polk County residents were rejecting a levy to fund operations and repairs at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Rickreall in initial returns of the May 20 election. If the bond were to pass ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. - A man is wanted in Polk County for child molestation. Tommy Lee Myers is wanted for sexual battery against a child under the age of 16, child molestation, and cruelty to ...

The median home in Polk County listed for $339,450 in April, slightly up from the previous month's $339,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to April 2024, the median home ...

LITTLE BIT. AND THANK YOU. WELL, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JUST VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PROPOSED PLANS FOR THE LITTLE FOUR MILE CREEK STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT. FOUR MILE CREEK HAS ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said 45-year-old Maribel Ortega from Auburndale claimed the $1 million prize ...

Nine bills sponsored by Polk County legislators passed during the session, covering topics such as land transfer, veteran assistance and child pornography definitions. Several bills introduced by ...

Officers were called to Bluebird Ave around noon to investigate a murder. Neighbors tell ABC Action News it's usually a quiet area, and they are shocked to see a crime scene. BARTOW, Fla.

Fast forward to 2025, Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Park now has nearly 10,000 acres of land in the northeast corner of Polk County. The park had a wooden playground in 2009 but it became a hazard ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - Four people were arrested following an investigation by Polk County Sheriff’s Office into narcotics activity. On May 9, the sheriff’s office narcotics division in ...