Tropical Storm Helene is making its way to Florida, and it's already having an impact. Polk County Public Schools on Tuesday ...

Polk County Public Schools will close all schools and offices Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities will end at 6 ...

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...

In anticipation of projected Hurricane Helene, school districts in Central Florida are starting to announce school closures. See a county-by-county school closure list here.

Rapid, unplanned development leaves county short of utility capacity, contemplating big increases in impact fees and an ...

The City of Bartow is set to unveil its newly renovated Bartow Sports Complex on October 4th. This project, a collaboration ...

1833 map of Florida ... once Mosquito County stretched about 11,400 square miles across the state. The county occupied the ...

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...

Polk County’s Solid Waste Division is introducing two “green” initiatives. A Renewable Natural Gas Plant is scheduled to start converting garbage-produced ...

Even with the 1% reduction, most property tax bills will rise because of increased values. And garbage collection fees are ...

Polk County Public Schools will be closed Thursday and ... IN addition, all campus activities for Thursday are cancelled. Florida Polytechnic University has cancelled Thursday classes and have not yet ...

The tentative Polk County budget for 2024-25 is expected to pass Monday after a final public hearing. Here's why many will be ...