A Polk County jury heard closing arguments in the case of a teenager accused of stabbing his mother to death one year after ...

He helped build Bartow': New book preserves record of L.B. Brown's extraordinary life 'We're going to lose the history': What happened to the Black communities of Polk County 'We need to always ...

Polk County officials have revived their battle ... Reader Recap:The whole 'stinking tale' of BS Ranch & Farm's legal history As part of BS Ranch's deal with the state, it agreed to several ...

Museum currently in process of relocating to House of Flags Museum COLUMBUS—The Polk County Historical Association Museum ...

Think about it: Polk County government — with its handsome salaries and coffers flush with revenues from the county-owned Prairie Meadows casino — is a top-heavy organization with many egos ...

The Polk County District Attorney’s Office has announced that Don Steven McDougal, who was charged in the kidnapping and ...

after some of the wildest moments in recent history in Polk County government. On Jan. 2, he and another new supervisor, lobbyist-lawyer Jill Altringer, were sworn in. The two newcomers helped ...

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.