Citrus Connection, Polk County's public transit agency, unveiled a two-part plan this week to meet demands for more service during a population boom and labor shortages. "To say it was challenging to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Citrus Connection may be one of the first mass transit districts in the state to support its bus drivers carrying pepper spray on the job. Officials are calling pepper spray a ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Citrus Connection will now allow its bus drivers to carry non-lethal weapons, like pepper spray, to defend themselves. “We encourage them to be properly trained at their expense, and ...

For many, the sight of a bare shelf in a refrigerator or cupboard means jumping in the car for a quick run to the grocery store. But some do not have that option. Lack of transportation and food ...

Polk County's Citrus Connection received a $1.1 million state grant to extend evening bus service. The two-year pilot program will extend service by three hours on five of its most popular routes. A ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — It's a major win for transportation in east Polk County. Express route set to run six times per day in each direction Routes will begin October 1 Should alleviate traffic on ...

An alert Citrus Connection employee and Polk County paramedics helped rescue a woman stuck behind a Winter Haven bus bench. The woman was found Wednesday morning around 4:30 a.m. wedged between a bus ...

MULBERRY, Fla. (WFLA) – A Polk County mother said a quick-thinking Citrus Connection bus driver is a “blessing” after he stopped to comfort her one-year-old son who had unknowingly left his Mulberry ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Citrus Connection may be one of the first mass transit districts in the state to support its bus drivers carrying pepper spray on the job. Officials are calling pepper spray a ...