Polk County News

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Polk State College Executive Vice President Kevin O’Farrell to Florida’s Commission for…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — Shocking images are coming out of Winter Haven this morning after a vehicle crashed into an…

BARTOW, FL — Polk County is enforcing its current irrigation restrictions through March 2027, limiting lawn watering to once per…

FORT MEADE, FL — An armed robbery in Fort Meade left one person shot shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according…

A weather enthusiast with big ambitions is joining our team! Alina Cooper, an aspiring meteorologist with a passion for severe…

LAKE WALES, FL — Three individuals were killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck…

LAKELAND, FL — A motorcyclist traveling at a high rate of speed on Kathleen Road died after failing to negotiate…

LAKE ALFRED, FL — Horrible details have emerged in the arrests of a Polk County school bus driver and attendant…

LAKE ALFRED, FL — Two Polk County Public Schools transportation employees were arrested Wednesday morning on aggravated child abuse charges…

Polk County Public Schools is asking students, families, staff and community members to weigh in on the name of a…