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

Or in the case of Commissioner George Lindsey, he wants to stick with the current phased-in 50% rise per Florida statute over four years. A business partner with a major Polk County housing ...

The nearly $3 billion Polk County spending plan that passed ... t be enough to offset rising property values. Still, Florida's Save Our Homes caps the annual increase in homesteaded properties ...

Despite one commissioner offering a compromise, a consensus of Polk County ... construction of homes or other developments. Unless there are “extraordinary circumstances,” Florida Statute ...

The film, produced by Polk County Government Television (PGTV), reflects on the 2004 hurricane season, which saw a historically high four hurricanes hit Florida. Hurricanes Charley, Frances and ...

Couple welcomes newborn at Polk County Sheriff ... 10 Central Florida Conn’s HomePlus locations to close after bankruptcy announcement Conn’s HomePlus, a home goods store that has been ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said nearby witnesses saw the teen and his mother fighting outside his grandmother's house in Auburndale, followed by the teen dragging his mother into the home by ...

Seems a trip to the Sunshine State turned a bit sour for a father-son duo from Tennessee last week. Franklin Smith II, the 42 ...

High school football fans who want to see an all-Polk ... to the home of the Little League World Series champions to take on Lake Mary. In fact, there aren't a lot of games in the county tonight ...

Sheriff Grady Judd in Polk County, Florida, described what he classified as the "cold-blooded murder" of the teen's 39-year-old mother on Sunday at his grandmother's home in Auburndale.