Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

COLUMBUS — Polk County girls basketball had a clear size advantage over Avery County in the second round of the NCHSAA 1A ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

Polk County’s varsity softball team suffered a tough defeat Tuesday in its Mountain Foothills 7 Conference opener, falling 18 ...

N.C. Forest Service says five western counties under extreme fire danger POLK COUNTY—Polk County remains at a high fire risk, ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in exchange for resigning ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested again, this time in South Carolina.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution to settle with County Administrator John Norris on Tuesday. In early January, Norris was placed on paid administrative leave ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom late last week.

Meanwhile on the Class 2A boys side, Lake Gibson had nine wrestlers advance to Day 3 of state action, registering third place ...

Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean ...