Was the selection of Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas as the next Polk State College president predetermined?

Polk State College’s Presidential Search Committee named Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas, Florida’s commissioner of education.

The sheriff’s office says deputies will continue proactive patrols and narcotics enforcement efforts, especially in rural ...

A crash in Polk County left two people dead and one injured. The sheriff's office is investigating.

In Plant City, two races were on the ballot. Gregory Boyle, Karen Kerr, Tony Smith and Alicia Kirk Toler bid for the Group 3 city commission seat. UPDATE: Kerr, with 1,456 votes, and Smith, with 1,310 ...

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 19 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters April 29. Incumbent Jeremy Gordon is facing a field full of experienced ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office officials say they have terminated their long-standing healthcare services agreement with YesCare after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month.

The 38th Annual Polk County Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on May 7 remembered local law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

A road rage incident along Lake Hatchineha Road between Haines City and Poinciana that investigators say ended with gunfire into another vehicle has now resulted in a prison sentence, with the suspect ...

An Amery man who allegedly offered a Polk County deputy $3,000 to avoid losing his security guard license during a December 2024 drunken driving stop must report to the county ...