Melrose fire in Polk County spreads to 593 acres with 63% containment
A Polk County wildfire around the towns of Tryon and Saluda has now spread to approximately 593 acres with 60% containment as ...
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Falling Behind: Polk Drops to 60th Among Florida Counties for Education. Why?
Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...
Hemp, health, education and phosphate land: Here are the bills Polk County legislators have filed
As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...
'A sense of relief': A years-long alternative water project for Polk County reaches milestone
Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...
Abortion, immigration, taxes and more: Polk County lawmakers hear dozens of pleas ahead of session
An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...
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Residents of Polk town erupt at commission: 'One nightmare after another with these developers'
Caving in to fed-up residents saying they are sick of traffic congestion, roadway fatalities, rising water bills and the overall lack of infrastructure, the Lake Hamilton Town Commission recently ...
Polk County slides to 57th among Florida counties for child welfare in annual index
Polk County ranks 57th among 67 in the state for overall child welfare in the Florida 2025 Child Well-Being Index, down from 53rd a year earlier.