Even the perfunctory administrative post of Polk County Property Appraiser could not escape the gravitational pull of vitriol during the 2024 election cycle. What can often be a quiet race came to a ...

The past decade has been a stable period for constitutional officers in Polk County — those elected to serve in countywide or broader positions. Only one change of position has occurred over that ...

A current county commissioner and candidate for Polk County Property Appraiser has launched a social media attack on his opponent that has raised eyebrows at the State Attorney’s Office. Polk County ...

According to Jacksonville Police Chief Steven Markasky, at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night, multiple law enforcement agencies assisted Jacksonville PD in serving a search warrant at a property on CR ...

The Lakeland-based grocer has leased the buildings for $1 per year for 30 years. They're part of its plans for a massive IT ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The deadline for filing property tax exemptions is almost here, and Polk County Chief appraiser Chad Hill gives information on how property owners can apply for temporary ...

In an odd legal fight, Polk County leaders are opposing cutting the government's own tax burden. The county, which owns the land and buildings where Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino operates in ...

John Hall hopes to return to a seat he occupied for eight years. Hall has filed to run for the Polk County Commission next year in District 5 as a Republican. He served two terms on the commission ...

Lines outside the assessor’s office in Polk County's administrative building in downtown Des Moines have been long in recent weeks as about 6,600 property owners filed protests amid the highest ...