Florida supervisors of elections are offering offering $1,200 scholarships to college students, according to Polk Supervisor ...

Shell’s passion for teaching was sparked as a 14-year-old when he tutored and mentored younger kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Polk County. Shortly after, he founded the nonprofit Positive Leaders of ...

People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

More than 40 Polk County residents attended a hearing Monday night in Dallas and the five residents who testified said they ...

Valentine's Day is all about sharing love with your friends and family, but for the older generation, sometimes they've outlived their loved ones, making the holiday very lonely.

Residents of a Polk County mobile home community are pleading for the safe return of their two beloved black swans and their eggs.

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where they stand.

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store ... The driver also bit the deputy, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 8 social media post. It happened around 8:30 a.m. Monday ...

GAINESVILLE — UF is expected to hire Nick Polk to head the Gators’ football front office, the Orlando Sentinel has confirmed. Polk spent 17 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons as director of ...

The Florida Gators, which is in the midst of building its NFL-style front office, are expected to hire former Atlanta Falcons director of football operations Nick Polk as its vice president of ...