Polk County is close to acquiring another property along the Lake Wales Ridge for conservation. The Polk County Commission voted unanimously last week to approve buying the 649-acre Friedlander ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

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.

The Lake Wales City Commission is considering formally opposing proposed routes for the Central Polk Parkway East. Commissioners are concerned the toll road would disrupt existing development and ...

Ridge Community ... that has a Polk County team. Mulberry is the only team with a winning record but has played a weak schedule. Mulberry lost to Davenport, 6-0, but Lake Wales beat Mulberry ...

Here are Polk County's top 10 teams through midseason; who's No. 1? Teams: 1. Kissimmee Osceola (18-2), 2. Poinciana (14-7), 3. Davenport (12-12), 4. Haines City (11-10), 5. Ridge Community (9-11), 6.