While the local emergency management office offers plenty of resources, it’s up to members of the community to do their research before hurricane season begins so they can have a plan in place ...

NOW. A PLAN TO BETTER HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN POLK COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN LAID OUT. IT’S A FIVE YEAR VISION PUT TOGETHER BY HOMEWARD, WHICH IS POLK COUNTY’S HOMELESSNESS PLANNING ...

Polk County Commission ... On May 6, the County Commission voted to postpone deliberations on three of four text changes to the land development code to its June 17 meeting. Of the four proposed ...

Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Animal advocates have launched an email campaign in response to an ABC Action News investigative report. WATCH: Angered by report about Polk County shelter, animal lovers ...

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures ...

The newly formed city of Mableton took over code enforcement from the county in April. Code enforcement officers said they have received complaints from some residents and said they are monitoring ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw slightly higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $309,500.

(Osceola County Sheriff's Office) ST. CLOUD, Fla. – An Osceola County code enforcement officer was arrested for theft after she was caught on camera stealing a package, the sheriff’s office said.