4 Arrested, $3.5M Fentanyl Seizure by Polk County Sheriff
A Mexican drug trafficking organization operating in several states, including Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia was disrupted by a multi-agency investigation led by...
Community Support for Recovering Heroes: A Call to Action
We are grateful to witness the miraculous survival of Lt. Chad Anderson and Deputy Craig Smith, who endured a harrowing ordeal last Friday night....
WANTED: Max Richards for grand theft and fraud
In Dec. 2023, an elderly Lakeland woman was scammed by people who told her she won the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes. After a very...
Host an Intern This Summer
CareerSource Polk is in the process of preparing Young Adults to gain work experience through Internships / Work-based learning. Their team received nearly 1200...
Student wins car
Roxana Valladares took home a new Mustang this weekend after winning Bartow Ford's Drive For Excellence! The program, now in its 31st year, gives...
Polk State Senior Overcomes Brain Surgery, Wins National Cyber Award
Taylor Alvarez is not defined by the brain tumor discovered her junior year of high school that resulted in brain surgery just a week...
Polk State Graduate Expands Offerings to Include NFL, Star Wars, Marvel
Over the last seven years, Polk State College graduate Clay Canning has watched his cellphone screen protector design company Screen Skinz go from startup...
Polk State Celebrates $3M Pledge to Haines City-Davenport Campus
Polk State College celebrated Barney Barnett and his family on Monday at Airside Center West in Lakeland, where students, faculty, staff, and College leadership...
Polk County School hiring
We're hiring for the 2024-25 school year! Registration for all events is at polkschoolsfl.com/jobfair.
- Join us online for Destination: Education next Tuesday, May 7,...
Old Medulla, Willow Oak, & Fuller Heights CIU2GIU Event
Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. in partnership with Polk County Board of County Commissioners is bringing their “Clean It Up to Green It Up”...
