Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

Melony Bell, a Republican, left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, a ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

But for many people across Central Florida, including Polk County, local gas stations are either out of gas, power, or both.

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included ...

On Friday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office shared the images in a post ... calling his arrest disappointing but necessary.

Despite a checkered past, Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray, a nonpartisan candidate from Frostproof, represents the first ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Daniel Webster and Laurel Lee, and Democrat Darren Soto had little trouble keeping their seats.

Cesar Ramirez of Lakeland said that video clips of the insulting joke appeared on dozens of “Boricua” social media groups ...

“I've chosen to call Polk County home.” She grew up in Highlands County but when she moved to Polk, she served on boards at ...

As a three-term incumbent, Rep. Melony Bell, R-Fort Meade, could have felt confident of winning a fourth and final term in the Florida House. Instead, Bell decided to challenge one of the longest ...

Any eligible Polk County voter may cast a ballot at any early voting location ... in Bartow, or at the Election Operations ...