Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

North American Rescue recently donated school supplies to Polk County Schools, with Polk County EMS personnel Jason Wilson ...

A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

The Polk County Emergency Management team says -- People should have ... “We expect probably our heaviest traffic Friday,” Foley said. “All the schools are letting out, and all those students will be ...

The measles outbreak is now confirmed in at least 15 states, with new cases in Vermont, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

Polk County residents have a unique way to support arts education while adding a personal touch to their vehicles. The annual Kids Tag Art (KTA) license plates are ...

The parents allege a Johnston Community School District employee repeatedly touched their child inappropriately in restrooms at Wallace Elementary.

Polk County is one of the lowest-funded school districts in the state, ranking 63rd out of 67 counties for per-pupil funding.

A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

According to Kevin Tate, a conservation specialist with the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley Conservation, 50 of those NRCS ...