LET’S HOPE THEY CAN GET THAT CLOSURE. THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NORRIS TODAY. NORRIS WAS PLACED ON LEAVE IN ...

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris official, county supervisors will soon turn their attention to hiring a successor. But some want to do some spring cleaning first.

Polk County Commissioner Bill Braswell is facing criticism for his comments about alleged inefficiencies in the county's Human Resources department, led by Kandis Baker-Buford. Baker-Buford ...

This is proving to be a busy year for attorneys in the civil division of the Polk County Attorney's Office. Facing new discrimination allegations arising from the attempted ouster in January of ...

a crucial part of a new water production facility in Southeast Polk County. The facility, expected to be operational by 2028, will initially produce 7.5 million gallons of water daily and includes ...

Polk County Fire Rescue is adding 75 new positions to reduce mandatory overtime and improve retention. The move comes after concerns were raised about the impact of excessive overtime on ...

Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators address water management, land annexation, lawsuits against owners of former phosphate land, the creation of an election law center and revised ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A second man accused of stealing black swans from a Polk County neighborhood has surrendered to deputies. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Jordan Montoya, 27, surrendered ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said they were requested by the Polk County Sheriff to investigate a Feb. 4 incident which happened inside the Polk County Jail. In that incident ...

TOWN OF GEORGETOWN, Wis. (WEAU) - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Polk County. According to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, Feb. 25 ...

A Ventura County man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a public bus last week, according to authorities. Investigators were made aware of the incident on Friday ...