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

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced Wednesday the arrest of Jordan Montoya, 27, in South Carolina, ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested ...

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

N.C. Forest Service says five western counties under extreme fire danger POLK COUNTY—Polk County remains at a high fire risk, ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in exchange for resigning ...

The contract for 2024-25 includes raises, step increases and the first sick-leave sellback plan since 1996, but does not ...

Polk County’s varsity softball team suffered a tough defeat Tuesday in its Mountain Foothills 7 Conference opener, falling 18 ...

COLUMBUS — Polk County girls basketball had a clear size advantage over Avery County in the second round of the NCHSAA 1A playoffs. The Wolverines boasted three players 5-foot-10 or taller, while the ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a Polk County wildfire spread another 100 acres March 3, burning at 593 acres with crews ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution to settle with County Administrator John Norris on Tuesday. In early January, Norris was placed on paid administrative leave ...