From sea to shining sea” may very well have served as the professional motto of James K. Polk, our 11th president. Although ...

Brookfield Residential, a leading land developer and homebuilder in North America, is pleased to announce the launch of a strategic joint-venture with Trez Capital, a leader in North American ...

Police say he was bitten by an alligator before trying to break into a truck and police car with garden shears.

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

Polk County’s land development director, said about taking action on the text amendments. SB 180, which recently passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature, is a bill similar to one ...

The decoy account uses the nonprofit’s logo and name ... Saving Paws Rescue of Florida: @savingpawsrescueflorida Polk County Bully Project: @Polkcountybullyproject Crossed Paws Pet Rescue ...

While the local emergency management office offers plenty of resources, it’s up to members of the community to do their research before hurricane season begins so they can have a plan in place ...

The University of Central Florida will induct Jeff Polk, the executive behind Universal ... University of Central Florida logo Photo: Wikipedia With billions of dollars inspiring exciting new ...

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index, used by the Florida Forest Service, shows Polk County significantly above the wildfire risk benchmark. (This story was revised to add new information.) Because of a ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

A cold front moving through Florida is expected to bring locally ... danger," the National Weather Service said. On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index.

LET’S HOPE THEY CAN GET THAT CLOSURE. THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NORRIS TODAY. NORRIS WAS PLACED ON LEAVE IN ...