POLK COUNTY, Fla -- All Black History Month, we have been celebrating Black leaders in our communities. Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith.

AUBURNDALE, Fla. - What started as a simple "For Sale" sign on a vacant lot ended with a Polk City man facing grand theft ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Two people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a home near Lakeland on Monday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

POLK COUNTY, Ga. - For his last trick, a Polk County inmate "done Houdini'd his way outta custody in two counties," according to the Polk County deputies searching for him. What we know ...

The next step is to sign up for Polk County public safety notifications. When a particular area could be at risk of a hurricane or tornado, residents will receive critical updates via text message ...

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.

Under the deal, Polk County will cover 60% of construction costs and provide the land, while Bartow will utilize approximately one-fourth of the 20,000-square-foot facility.

In his last employment contract with the county, which went into effect Dec. 1, 2023, Norris' annual salary was listed at $274,305.Effective March 6, 2025, Norris will no longer hold the position ...

Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean Smith in September.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County leaders have given the green light for the addition of 75 new firefighters. “We have the most overtime out of anybody in the state,” said Jon Hall, President ...

According to estimates in a Polk County staff report, increases on residential garbage rates would be between $4.91 and $3.67 per month in Independence, $4.88 and $3.67 in Monmouth, $3.77 and $1. ...

The county purchased the site in 1949 and most of the buildings there date back to the 1950s. Polk County spent about $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to improve the heating and cooling ...