he says there have been limbs hanging down over the roads and a few trees or limbs have been broken, but the amount of tree damage has been minimal compared to 2009. Whitfield also says county ...

The Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit future road closures of more than five days without its ...

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

Following up on earlier criticisms, the Polk County Commission voted unanimously ... Members had previously expressed irritation over a recent trend of extended road closures related to private ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county ...

THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS DEPUTIES ESCORTED NORRIS OFF THE PROPERTY. THIS ALL COMES JUST AS NEW LEADERSHIP HAS TAKEN OVER THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MATT MCCOY IS THE NEW CHAIR OF THE ...

Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors after administrator John Norris was placed on leave Friday, according to a report filed with the Polk County ...

THE NEW CHAIR OF THE POLK COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAYS TRANSPARENCY WILL BE ONE OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES. MATT MCCOY WAS ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD LATE LAST WEEK. TWO NEW SUPERVISORS ALSO TOOK OFFICE ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Melbourne man is facing serious charges after a road rage incident escalated into an alleged aggravated assault with a firearm on Monday night. According to the Polk County ...

AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY DOES ... says rural roads have become slick, urging residents to stay home if they can. "What we've done now is we switched over to our ice slicer.