An accident at the cross street of Brooke Road and US HWY 98 near Fort Meade, early this morning took the life of a Polk County employee. Around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, following Hurricane ...
James Coulter This Sunday (Sep. 22) was the first day of fall. Autumn is officially upon us. The nights are getting longer.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit has made another arrest for animal cruelty in the same ...
Some USPS Operations Temporarily Suspended Ahead of Hurricane Milton CENTRAL FLORIDA – As Hurricane Milton approaches, and to ensure the safety of customers and employees, the Postal Service is ...
Polk County sandbag sites will be open to residents at the locations listed below Oct. 6 and 7 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sandbag site locations are: Mulberry/South Lakeland – Loyce E. Harpe Park, 500 W ...
Update: On 9/17/2024 the State of Florida dropped its charges against Jayla Rae Robinson, 22, of Lakeland. She was charged ...
Beginning Sunday, the City of Haines City will provide two sandbag fill sites that will open from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM in preparation for the approaching inclement weather.The fill site locations will be ...
Deploys Response and Recovery Assistance to North Carolina & Tennessee TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis ...
A homeless man is in custody after entering a Polk County government building that houses the Supervisor of Elections Office, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Court Processing Department and some Polk ...