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Polk County feels governor's vetoes, but funding for Polk State Northeast campus escapes
The Lakeland Ledger· 16 hours agoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed multiple allocations for Polk County in this year’s budget, but...
Florida Forest Service works to contain 4,500-acre brush fire in Polk County
WKMG ClickOrlando· 5 days agoA brush fire that began Wednesday in Polk County is holding at 4,500 acres as of Saturday, according...
Florida panther spotted on trail camera in Polk County
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 2 days agoAn endangered species in Florida, the panther, is popping up in Polk County. Trail cameras, set up...
'Healed on the inside': Polk man chronicles how God and family got him through cancer fight
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoFoley landed a communications job with Polk County government in October 2022, and upon obtaining...
Brush fires burn nearly 1,000 acres in Polk County as dry weather continues
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 7 days agoCrews in Polk County contained a brush fire that threatened the jail in Frostproof at one point....
Polk County brush fire fully contained after burning thousands of acres over several days
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 21 hours agoFirefighters have fully contained a large brush fire burning for several days in Polk County,...
Accused drunk driver kills 5-year-old girl, injures 2 others in head-on Auburndale crash: Grady Judd
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 6 days agoPolk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives more information on a deadly DUI crash that killed a 5-year-old...
Polk County home listings asked for more money in May – see the current median price here
The Lakeland Ledger· 3 days agoCompared to May 2023, the median home list price decreased 0.2% from $350,000. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Polk County ...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office partner with Florida Poly for first of its kind AI investigative unit
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 6 days agoPolk County Sheriff’s Office is leading the charge to protect citizens from criminals using artificial intelligence. “This is fake in a real world, and ...
Polk County brush fire has burned through 4,500 acres, crews still working
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 5 days agoThe Florida Forest Service says crews are still working on containing a brush fire that started in...