As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and sports events are rescheduled
Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...
As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and schools announce closures
Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...
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Orange County Corrections Officer Honored for Thwarting Kidnapping Attempt in Polk County
Orange County Corrections Officer Timothy Williams received the Florida Missing Children's Day Citizen of the Year Award for ...
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Polk County’s annual Haunted Jail Tour returns for 'one last time'
The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the dates for their annual Haunted Jail Tour. Visitors can celebrate spooky season ...
Polk public schools will close Thursday and Friday for Helene. After-school events canceled
Polk County Public Schools will close all schools and offices Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities will end at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Polk County’s growing pains show what’s ahead for the rest of Florida
If you ever tire of the monotonous flatness of peninsular Florida, just drive through Polk County. The landscape there is dotted by massive mountains of phosphate waste, the result of companies mining ...
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Run for Fun: Polk Co runner overcame odds to chase cross-country dream
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – In this week’s episode of Run for Fun, we chat with a freshman member of the Florida Southern ...
Polk County opposes Lake Wales' plans to double size of its redevelopment district
Polk County filed a complaint in Circuit Court against Lake Wales and its CRA, seeking to block the planned doubling of the ...
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Oklahoma Teen Charged As An Adult In Florida Homicide Investigation
A teenager from Oklahoma has been charged as an adult following the stabbing death of his mother earlier this month in Florida.