Gov. Ron DeSantis will eventually pick a replacement for Rick Nolte, who died in August. But Polk Schools Superintendent Fred Heid recommended four candidates.

Laylani Sullivan, 24, stands accused of one count each of domestic violence battery by strangulation, battery on a firefighter, resisting an officer with violence, and resisting an officer without violence, according to Polk County Sheriff's Office records.

An angry mother who boarded a Polk County school bus and cursed at a student and the driver was arrested later, along with her daughter, while causing a disturbance at the Davenport High School front office,

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported 454 immigration encounters since Aug. 1, more than any agency in Florida besides the Highway Patrol.

The extension to State Road 60 is a 2.6-mile-long toll road that will cost $134 million to build, according to the state. It will include a new interchange at U.S. 17, a signalized intersection at State Road 60 and a multi-use trail adjacent to the highway for pedestrians and cyclists.

POLK COUNTY, Florida — An elementary school teacher will remain in the classroom. The school district investigated her after she sang a birthday song to a student.

A man was arrested in Polk County on Tuesday after he fled a traffic stop on foot and ended up in the swamp, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Sam Romain, 31, will serve out the term of John Velebir, who resigned Sept. 30 as chair of the Polk County Republican Party Executive Committee.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Georgia store owner arrested twice in Newton County on allegations of embezzling millions was arrested a third time in Florida. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, Julie Freeman, of Covington, was arrested as a fugitive from justice on Saturday.