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Polk County commissioners removed CareerSource Polk CEO Stacy Campbell-Domineck for cause and removed the agency's entire board of directors. Her attorney says the county has no grounds and has reserved the right to sue. The post Polk County Commission Removes CareerSource Polk CEO And Entire Board Of Directors first

Maintenance on the Polk County History Center dome in Bartow began Sept. 28, with resealing, cleaning and new stainless-steel trim projected to finish by Dec. 15. The post “Dome” Knows Much About History. Actually, the Polk County History Center first appeared on The Citrus Tea News and was written by Steven Steiner .

Police are attempting to identify a man who was observed stealing the morning-after pill from a Lake Wales Walmart.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified the student and Jeep driver killed in Monday morning’s school bus crash on Lucerne Park Road. Adinaluz Prieto Oyola, 16, was a Winter Haven High School student aboard the bus. Deshawn Smith, 26, was driving the Jeep that collided with the bus and caught fire. Both died at

Along the edge of Weedon Island, Duke Energy’s Bartow power plant draws water from Old Tampa Bay to cool its generating equipment. Fish, crabs, shrimp and other marine life can get caught in the process. Duke is now seeking environmental approval for a new system intended to reduce those...

Christine Ruth Freeman POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 69-year-old Davenport woman was arrested Monday after...

Tahler Lynn Weems POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 35-year-old Highland City woman is facing an...

Lakeland commissioners spent roughly three hours Monday, Oct. 5, on business ranging from a $22 million police-technology contract to billboard removals and several key leadership changes. It was the commission’s first regular meeting of Fiscal Year 2027, which began Oct. 1. $22 Million Axon Deal Expands AI, Police Cam

This November, Polk County voters will decide on a ballot referendum to approve a 1.0 ad valorem millage (1-mill) property tax increase to raise additional money for Polk County Public Schools (PCPS). The initiative’s main objective is to increase compensation for school employees and address staffing shortages, accord

BARTOW, Fla. - A Polk County jury recommended life in prison for Tony Lee "TJ" Wiggins Jr. on all three counts of murder in the 2020 killings of three men who were on a night fishing trip near Frostproof. The judge is expected to make a final sentencing decision Friday.