On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at approximately 9:40 p.m., deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to reported gunshots in the area of the Home Suites located in Davenport, Florida, ...

Jose Alonso Juarez, 51, of Bradenton, FL, passed away on August 7, 2025. He was born on March 12, 1974, in Piedras Negras, Mexico to Margarita Rodriguez and Jose Ines Juarez. He moved to Bradenton in ...

Frank ‘Bubba’ Smith Jr., age 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Bartow, FL on Sun0, 2025. He was surrounded by his family. Bubba loved being a husband, father, grandfather, and great ...

By Anita Todd HAINES CITY - On Aug. 7, the Haines City Commission voted 3-1 to approve the purchase of an 11-acre property on Johnson Avenue. Terrell Griffin, Director of Parks and Recreation, ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested eight suspects involved in a violent disturbance of the peace at Lake Winterset that occurred on August 2, 2025. PCSO received a call on August 2nd at 3p.