John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive Committee.

Sheriff Grady Judd, arguably Polk County’s most recognizable conservative voice, who just won re-election for the sixth time, ...

His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And ...

Immigration lawyers in Polk County began receiving calls from worried residents soon after Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president.

For the past 24 years, Edwards has played an integral role in the democratic process as Polk County supervisor of elections. After conducting more than 200 elections, Edwards will leave office on ...

The Polk Sheriff's Office will continue to hold undocumented suspects for collection by ICE agents, Sheriff Grady Judd said.

A special election will be held in Polk County in March to get voters’ thoughts on two referendums and fill a vacant Aragon ...

The trials of three defendants with Polk County ties are scheduled to begin one week after Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.

It was so hot inside the Polk County Fairgrounds building during a summer 2023 meeting about options for the intersection of Highways 22 and Highway 51 that people went outside to cool off.

Amid heavy snow and slush, newly elected representatives Jill Altringer and Mark Holm were sworn in to the Polk County Board of Supervisors on Thursday morning during the first board meeting of ...

The elections of constitutional officers – countywide positions such as clerk of courts and property appraiser – had been conducted as nonpartisan in Polk County until last year, as decreed in ...