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.

The Polk County Sports Hall of Fame will expand by five as the Hall o Fame Class of 2025 has been announced and will include, ...

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

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

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its K-9s. The Mosaic Company, a producer of phosphate, will soon be starting a pilot road project in Polk County that will use a ...

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

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 ...