Four new distribution sites opened on Saturday in Polk County for residents in need of food and water in the wake of ...

The Des Moines Register Opinion staff awards its weekly rose to Polk City and Polk County, for persistence in pursuing a new ...

A Polk County employee was killed Thursday morning while helping with cleanup from Hurricane Milton, according to county ...

Paul Womble, Polk County’s Emergency Management Director, delivers a news conference on Hurricane Milton recovery efforts ...

Polk County officials will discuss the county’s Hurricane Milton recovery efforts in a news conference Saturday. Polk County ...

Polk County deputies drove a woman in labor to the hospital during Hurricane Milton due to inaccessible ambulances.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County officials are urging patience as recovery efforts begin in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. At ...

The director of Polk County’s Emergency Management department will be holding two press conferences to discuss post-Milton ...

Polk County’s Emergency Management Director Paul Womble will hold a news conference on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the recovery effort after Hurricane Milton.

Fort Meade sophomore Jayden McCutchen and Bartow senior Blake Johnson are the only two quarterback to have reached 1,000 ...

Hurricane Milton tore a path through south central Polk County, even passing through Lake Wales as a Category 2 hurricane ...

Duke Energy said all Polk County customers without power should be restored by Sunday. TECO says Tuesday. Lakeland Electric ...