Polk County jury spares the life of convicted double-murderer Beloni Petit-Frere
Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...
Lakeland United, Florida Tropics join forces to develop Polk County soccer talent
After realizing that both programs together actually complete a full pathway, the Florida Tropics and Lakeland United soccer organizations decided to move forward with an official partnership that ...
Hit by storms and disease, Florida's citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive
"At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the ...
Hemp, health, education and phosphate land: Here are the bills Polk County legislators have filed
As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.
Abortion, immigration, taxes and more: Polk County lawmakers hear dozens of pleas ahead of session
An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...
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Hemp, health, education and phosphate land: Here are the bills Polk County legislators have filed
Florida House members are allowed to file up to seven bills, while there is no limit for state senators. Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators address water management, land ...
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Suspected Polk County swan thief arrested again in South Carolina: 'He ran into trouble,' Grady Judd says
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested again, this time in South Carolina.
Woman bit by alligator in Polk County
A woman was bit in the elbow by an alligator on Monday while paddling in the Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County, FWC officials ...