As historic winter storm races across North Florida, what's in store for Polk County?
This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...
‘More fun to groom’: Florida teacher exchanged lewd texts and sent nudes to underage student, police say
A former substitute teacher from Florida was arrested after he allegedly carried on an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student. The post ‘More fun to groom’: Florida teacher exchanged lewd ...
State is zeroing in on a route for a high-speed alternative to US 27 in eastern Polk County
For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are ...
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Bok Tower worried new expressway will disrupt beloved attraction's 'quietude'
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.
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State is zeroing in on a route for a high-speed alternative to US 27 in eastern Polk County
A map on the Turnpike Enterprise ... which now stretches from I-4 near the Polk-Hillsborough County line to I-4 just east of Florida Polytechnic University, opened in 1998.