BY ANITA TODD HAINES CITY – Sharon Ann Cook Gardner spent more than three decades shaping young minds in the Polk County School District, where she earned the admiration of generations of junior and ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg at 9:19 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. This warning applies to Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford, Cherokee ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thanks to a new partnership, up to 20 Polk County veterans will receive daily meal deliveries. The agreement is between WesleyLife who runs Meals on Wheels and Polk County Veteran ...

POLK COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - A driver was killed after two pickup trucks collided at an intersection in Polk County Wednesday evening, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa – The high heat indices expected over the weekend have caused the activation of Polk County’s Extreme Temperature Plan. It went into effect on Friday morning and is expected to be in ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Jeffrey Padgett, 39, of Lakeland, who has been in the Polk County Jail since January on drug trafficking charges, is now facing a new set of felony charges related to the illegal ...

The North Polk Community School District has celebrated the grand opening of its new baseball and softball complex. Voters in November 2023 approved a $17 million bond issue for the school ...

The posting for the superintendent position, which will pay between $220,000-$260,000, was posted to the School District of Manatee County website on June 16 at 5 p.m.