David Price, president of Bok Tower Gardens, said two of the proposed highway routes could come within about 2,600 feet of the northern boundary.

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Winter Haven on Wednesday morning about illegal immigration at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The governor was joined by Polk Sheriff ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

The racketeering scheme that impacted Target stores was uncovered by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Target lost a total of more than $177,000 from this scheme. Four suspects are accused of scamming ...

Authorities were called to a home in Grimes Tuesday morning for an apparent death. The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed it was at a home in the 700 block of Dovetail Road for what they ...

New Polk County Supervisor Mark Holm says it was disheartening to be put on the defensive about his decision to work two jobs at once the same week the sheriff's office began investigating threats ...

The Polk County-based bank announced the sale in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday morning and says in the filing that it is not closing the branches but leasing them ...

One relevant issue, however, is within my expertise: zoning and housing policy. Easing zoning restrictions on housing construction could help the city rebuild faster and find new homes for those ...

A Polk County judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business lobby, challenging an ordinance enacted by the town of Eureka regulating how ...

Newly elected Polk County Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer have indicated they intend to work at the jobs they had before the November election as well as their $150,000 a year full-time ...