The collaborative effort aims to save costs while ensuring efficient response times for residents in both jurisdictions.

Polk County will pay $6.78 million and Bartow $5.22 million to build the station. The contract calls for a 60-40 split on ...

A Polk County man is now changing his plea to guilty in the shooting that killed his father and injured his mother.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 21-year-old Bartow woman was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the ...

Approvals for portions of the Emilie Springs land to be developed have been denied twice at the county level ... location of this neighborhood workshop will be Polk State College, 310 Technology Drive ...

The 2025 high school cheer season wrapped up with a bang.

BARTOW, Fla. — A Winter Haven man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly hitting and killing a retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant who had stopped to remove debris from a roadway.

Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at 7:38 a.m. on Saturday, April 5 at 3541 Shady Brooke Drive W. in Mulberry. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an unconscious individual insid ...

BARTOW, Fla. — The debate over fluoride in ... about the impact on low-income communities as well. Other cities in Polk County like Lakeland and Winter Haven recently voted to remove fluoride.

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

As his athletic abilities and calm demeanor get national attention, the people who have known Walter Clayton Jr., 22, said ...