Polk County

Last year, more people moved to Polk county than to any other in the United States, almost 30,000.

U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee kept her District 15 seat by defeating Democratic opponent Pat Kemp. Rep. Scott Franklin (District 18) and Rep. Daniel Webster (District 11) also were victorious.

The 17-mile state project between Polk and Pasco counties will cost nearly $270 million and take four years to complete.

The Lake County Commission considers the pact on Tuesday. It goes before the Polk, Osceola and Orange county commissions later this month.

Gov. Ron DeSantis approved the allocation Wednesday.

Florida is moving forward with plans to buy and retrofit a massive warehouse in Auburndale as a staging area to respond to hurricanes and other emergencies.

Jeremy P. Martin becomes FSC's 18th president, replacing the retiring Anne B. Kerr. He's an experience administrator with a "record of enhancing the student experience and institutional growth."

Patronis said a federal judge’s ruling last month in a battle about wetlands permitting has affected the appraised values of 27,742 acres of agricultural land in Polk, Seminole, Hendry and Collier counties.

More than 29,300 people moved to Polk County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

State officials say there is no outbreak in the region. The cases were made public days after the Florida Department of Health reported its 10th case since mid-February.

The highly contagious disease was reported by someone 20 to 24 years old in Polk. It's unknown if it's connected to a school outbreak in Broward, where a case involving a child under 5 was confirmed.

Under the proposed House bill, voters in three the counties that have 12-year limits on county commissioners - Broward, Lee and Polk - would be asked to approve an eight-year limit in November.