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Ana Wood-Rogers, who led Polk County’s waste and recycling division for much of the past 25 years, retired on Tuesday.

Mike Scott of Lakeland has filed to run in 2024 as a Republican for the Polk County Commission in District 5, currently held by Neil Combee.

Join us for the Chamber's 34th Annual Pig Roast & Political Rally. Friday, August 12, 2016, 6 p.m. at the Lake Eva Event Center. Meet and mingle with Incumbents and Candidates campaigning for local, county, state and federal offices. The event will feature a fabulous dinner catered by John Michael…

Traffic tie-ups have unfortunately become a way of life in Tampa Bay, especially in Polk County where the population is exploding.

Jim Guth, Chair of the Polk County Republican Party, said fellow members support the efforts of the minority group pressing for policy changes.

Polk County commissioners voted 5-0 to overturn the Planning Commission’s approval of a private racetrack on the south shore of Lake Walk In Water.

Polk County Commissioners have received thousands of complaints from residents about trash not being picked up.

Polk County declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday due to trash pickup problems, and it's the second time it has been activated this year.

The emergency declaration allows the county to bypass its usual bidding process in hiring contractors to help deal with trash pickup issues.

The property tax initially ran from 1994 until 2014, and provided Polk County with over $80 million it used for preserving properties.