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

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 Emergency Management team, airport officials monitor Friday's severe weather threat It was a surprise ceremony at ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.

The measles outbreak is now confirmed in at least 15 states, with new cases in Vermont, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But they disagree on when.

North American Rescue recently donated school supplies to Polk County Schools, with Polk County EMS personnel Jason Wilson ...

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

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

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 ...

A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom late last week.