Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Marisol Ortega, a Polk County resident who commutes to her job in Orlando walks at a park Thursday, Nov. 14 ...

SUBSCRIBER ONLY Forget downtown or the ’burbs,’ the far-flung exurbs are where people are moving Last year, more people moved to Polk County than to any other in the United States ...

HAINES CITY, Fla. -- Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, Florida’s citrus capital produces more boxes of citrus than any ...

until he was rescued by a group of Spellbook librarians. Inspired by the librarians' heroic efforts, Yan vows to turn over a new leaf and become a Spellbook librarian to repay their kindness.

FILE - A tongue-in-cheek sign referencing what someday might be the heart of the sprawling metro areas of Orlando and Tampa is seen, installed by a private landowner, along Interstate 4 in Polk ...

The migration — and property sprawl — reflect a significant kind of growth seen all over the country this decade: the rise of the far-flung exurbs. Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw ...

Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located ...

Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus HAINES CITY, Fla. -- Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, Florida’s ...

It was the fourth-fastest growing city in the U.S. last year and its population has increased by a third during the 2020s to 27,500 residents. Like Polk County, Anna has gotten a little older ...

Last year, more people moved to Polk county than to any other in the United States, almost 30,000. Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and ...