Polk County trash-collection fees projected to rise more than 63% in October

The current fees charged to Polk County customers are based on 2015 contracts, and haulers' expenses have risen since then. Read More

Polk commissioners get an earful over Grenelefe development district before its denial

Polk County Commissioners ... been approved, it would have gained the power to issue bonds for infrastructure needed to support a subdivision. The 2009 approval was for more homes than the ... Read More

Rabies alert issued in Polk County. Here’s where and why

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A second case of rabies ... currently present in the wild animal population,” the health department said in a news release. The department said people and pets should ... Read More

Cabinet approves $36.1M purchase of Polk County's Creek Ranch property for conservation

The state has purchased more than 900,000 acres for conservation ... of the parcel’s western portion. The Polk County Commission in September approved a land-use change to allow construction ... Read More

Lee Board of County Commissioners

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to launch a program to create more affordable housing funded by $200 million from the ... the berm at the lighthouse. Health alert issued due to ... Read More

Wood County Commission approves new budget

The nearly $29 million budget is about $1.28 million more than ... permits and services by the Mid-Ohio Valley Board of Health were approved Monday morning by the Wood County Commission. Read More

Macomb County Board of Commissioners to expand meeting chambers

Officials discussed county employees in Facility and Operations performing the work, but F&O Director Ben Treppa said the job is more complicated than it appears. The ceilings in the two rooms are ... Read More

Sexual Health News

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did ... tuberculosis had broader and more potent HIV antibody responses ... Read More

Cape May County approves $214 million budget

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Board of Commissioners approved ... 178 million, the lowest in the county, and the closest to the real value, with an equalized value at more than ... Read More

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners meets Monday

7—The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners meets Monday at 6 ... (board Chairman Jevin Jensen) approved the bid award on March 12 so that an order could be placed." The board will ratify ... Read More

Kane County Board votes against construction of new health department building

Christian Smith / The Beacon-News) A Kane County Board meeting that ... for the county said a public health building was not included in the federal government’s specific list of projects ... Read More

Polk commissioners get an earful over Grenelefe development district before its denial

Polk County Commissioners voted down the proposed formation ... Resident John Stewart told the board the wastewater treatment plant cannot handle sewage from more housing units. “I’m seeing something ... Read More