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Polk County commissioners got an earful over a request to create an infrastructure financing district in Grenelefe so the board voted against it.

A battalion chief lost his job over pay he and his crews received, documents obtained by News Channel 8 show.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman didn’t need to look any further than her Thursday morning drive on I-4 to the Orlando Brightline station to know why she is supporting an extension to Tampa. “What Google Maps said was gonna be an hour and 40 minutes turned into 2.5 hours,” she said. “I […]

A commuter rail line that could connect Lakeland and Orlando is one step closer. This isn’t the high-speed Brightline, it’s SunRail.

Lake Hatchineha residents appeal zoning change for Creek Ranch with a petition filed in the 10th District Circuit Court.

“It’s a scary thing for east rural Polk County but also all of Polk County,” said Knowles.

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 against removing paid public notices from newspapers and posting them on website a county-run website instead.

John Hall, who lost his reelection bid to Neil Combee in 2020, has filed to run for the Polk County Commission next year in District 5.

By KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ Editor, The Winter Haven Sun and Polk News-Sun The Polk County Board of County Commissioners has discussed the possibility of not relying on newspapers to advertise their legal notices, and on Sept. 5, they will be taking a vote on the matter. Polk County Commissioner George…