Polk County is a hot spot for growth, hence why the state is currently considering routes for a future parkway, but there's some concern the highway could impact a wildlife corridor.

The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is exploring plans to build an extension of the Polk Parkway from SR-60 near Lake Wales, possibly disturbing the serenity of Bok Tower Gardens.

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Grand Jury has been called and people have been subpoenaed to appear in Bartow, the seat of Polk County, as an investigation into Monique Worrell’s administration before ...

LaTasha Polk, 47, lived in the Treme and was described as a hard-working nurse's assistant. She had a 14-year-old son, her family said. Michael Polk paints on a cross the name of his cousin ...

In what Presiding Officer Ross Butcher called an “ongoing saga,” the Stafford Ferry Conservation Easement came back before the Fergus County commissioners at their meeting on Thursday, Dec. 26.

POLK CITY, Iowa — Polk City will be undergoing a transformation with the help of four projects, according to the mayor. All four projects will be constructed in northern Polk City, close to the ...

Amid heavy snow and slush, newly elected representatives Jill Altringer and Mark Holm were sworn in to the Polk County Board of Supervisors on Thursday morning during the first board meeting of ...

Florida man accused of going on a ‘one-man crime wave’ in Polk County. Justin Brandon had methamphetamine on him when he was arrested, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Brandon has the word ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A crash involving two motorcycles left a 30-year-old Haines City man with serious head injuries on New Year's Day in Polk County. The crash happened around 1 a.m. in Lake ...

ISSUE CITATIONS. NEW TONIGHT. SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA SPENT THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR FIGHTING FLAMES AT AN UNOCCUPIED HOME IN POLK COUNTY. KCCI. OPHELIA JACOBSON EXPLAINS HOW THE ...

When the Patriots selected Ja’Lynn Polk in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Washington wideout was tabbed as a high-floor, safe option for a Patriots team looking to surround Drake ...