Ex-Polk County HR chief Jim Nahas' claim of extortion by Polk County leaders, dismissed in 2023, is reinstated as the case heads for trial.

Polk County's fractious supervisors tapped interim County Administrator Frank Marasco in a 3-2 vote to occupy the position ...

Polk County supervisors are considering naming a new county administrator. It comes after John Norris was placed on leave after a áheated Board of Supervisors meeting. Frank Marasco, an administrator ...

This is the latest change in monthslong drama regarding the position, which involved a former administrator being placed on leave and a lawsuit from the deputy administrator who was passed up for the ...

Controversy over Norris' removal rocked supervisors Polk County Supervisor Matt McCoy speaks during the opening of the Casey's Center on July 1, 2025, in downtown Des Moines.

When three of five members of the Polk County Board of Supervisors moved in January to oust County Administrator John Norris and appoint longtime sheriff's office chief administrator Frank Marasco ...

Polk County supervisors are expected to vote Tuesday on appointing a longtime sheriff's executive as the county administrator ...

The report caps a two-year-long research review by a team of 16 scientists that focused on pollution patterns in two ...

Board Chair Matt McCoy said he envisioned a nationwide search for a replacement. But the agenda for the supervisors' Tuesday, July 1, meeting includes a vote on making Marasco's ...

Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...