Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming and disappeared in the water. Shortly before 5 p.m., the ...

Carolinas wildfires in areas where Hurricane Helene knocked down trees by the tens of thousands have complicated ...

Haines City Mayor Omar Arroyo declared Sunday as First Presbyterian Church Haines City Recognition Day. The church is marking ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a swearing-in ceremony on ... A 12-year-old boy drowned Thursday afternoon in Lake Roy in Winter Haven. A mother is calling on the Winter Haven Police Department to ...

The Fish Hook Fire has burned 190 acres in the Lake Adger area and is at 50% containment. Three houses were deemed totally losses and one structure was damaged according to Polk County Friday night.

Current evacuation orders for residents include: 5079-7265 Holbert Cove Road Fox Paw Lane The most stable fire in Polk County is the 199-acre Fish Hook Fire near Lake Adger. The fire has not grown ...

The Polk County assessor and his chief deputy are getting 10% raises while other county employees received between 3% and 4%. Some local officials are facing public concerns over raises because of ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors, whose salaries are nearly $150,000, elected not to take a pay raise this year. Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical ...