As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.

Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators in this year’s session address a range of subjects: water management, land annexation, lawsuits against owners of former phosphate land, the ...

A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

The state grant, announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis in Winter Haven, would help connect the CSX Intermodal Terminal with the ...

The Minot metropolitan area and Ward County both saw their populations remain largely stable for the year ended July 1, 2024, ...

Residents of Bartow, Florida ... city told her about 27,000 commuters come and go each day to jobs in Bartow, which contains a courthouse, school district headquarters and federal, state, county ...

A woman was hospitalized on Monday after officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said she was bitten by an alligator at Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County. The City of ...

A public hearing was held Tuesday night on an "exploratory" well at an idled Mosaic processing plant north of Plant City. But ...

Located in Broward County, about 30 miles north of Miami ... to get up close and personal with nature. Fort Lauderdale's city center is situated around the New River's banks.

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

Since its inception, KTA has raised more than $650,000 in Polk County alone, and with other tax collectors adopting the initiative across Florida, the program has generated more than $2.3 million ...

A Publix in Polk County will feature a newer format compared to other stores. Renovations at Publix's Lake Miriam store will include expanded deli options, a new pours area and cafe-style seating. The ...