The location’s surrounding orange groves, many of which are no longer in full production, present an opportunity to be converted into King Grass cultivation—one of Blue Biofuels’ key energy crops.

Worries have spiked after President Trump’s executive order saying immigration enforcement could take place in schools, where it had been prevented. A 1990 federal judge’s order prohibits Florida ...

Drivers will start seeing heavy equipment and an increased number of crews along I-4 east of U.S. 27, the Florida Department ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

So, of course, Florida is going to build one ... with 1,200 tons of phosphogypsum on one of its mining properties in Polk County. The phosphogypsum, a byproduct of manufactured fertilizer ...

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 ...

During his first year in practice as a pediatrician, Dr. W. Jason Cornett examined an infant brought in for treatment of a cold and an ear infection. Cornett learned that the infant, who was in ...

Outfielder Matthew Polk won't play baseball for Vanderbilt in 2025, Commodore coach Tim Corbin confirmed on Wednesday. The senior would have been in the mix for playing time in right or left field ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

On Saturday, April 5th, Mississippi State will enshrine three Diamond Dawg legends into the Ron Polk Ring of Honor; Ted Milton, Mitch Moreland and Mike Proffitt. Milton and Proffitt played for ...

Schools reporting 10% or more of students out due to illnesses, says Polk County Health Department Patrick Mahomes is facing ...

According to Census data, Polk County, Florida, ranked fifth in the country for the largest gains after adding 29,948 residents in 2023. A Lakeland native and realtor, Brian Stephens, told ABC ...