A major expansion is in the works at Nathan Benderson Park, with Sarasota County officially selecting an architect to design ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

Tucked away in Polk County near Lakeland lies Colt Creek State Park, a 5,000-acre paradise that somehow remains one of Florida’s best-kept secrets. While millions of visitors flock to Florida’s ...

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues.

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

Polk County students improved their passing rates in 24 of 36 tested categories on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams. While showing improvement in numerous categories, Polk ...

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson approved the preservation of the parcel of land in Alachua County that’s valued at $2.975 million.

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, a unit of FDOT, resumed the project last May, launching an alternative corridor study for the 28-mile eastern segment known as Central Polk Parkway East.

Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Park.

There will be some traffic impacts in Polk County as helicopter work continues to install equipment along a new Duke Energy transmission line.

LAKELAND, Fla. — After Polk County School Board members decided to eliminate Polk Virtual School, some Polk County families say they’re left scrambling for options for next school year.