As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

Polk County is one of the lowest-funded school districts in the state, ranking 63rd out of 67 counties for per-pupil funding.

A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

Residents of Bartow, Florida are voicing opposition ... which contains a courthouse, school district headquarters and federal, state, county and city government facilities. She was concerned ...

In any other year, Polk County teachers would be thrilled with the hard-fought contract, likely to be approved by the school ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

Jan. 13 to Feb. 2: See why 1 Polk County restaurant closed and 35 others fell short. A few involved roaches Mega Mercado Restaurant, 6645 S. Florida Ave., Suite 11, Lakeland: On Feb. 14 ...

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

Last week, county commissioners voted 5-2 to end the program, with District 3 Commissioner Tal ... 657 into law. Florida law allows speed cameras in school zones to enforce speeding violations.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Tampa-based group has come forward to express interest in purchasing the Tampa Bay Rays. The current Rays ownership group has until March 31 to accept that current ...

Officials said that over the last 20 years, Sychowski was convicted in Florida of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, carjacking, various sex crimes involving ...

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