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Murder, arson and hundreds of police calls: Old schools are active crime scenes in this city
More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...
19 Polk County public schools will have new principals in 2025-26. Is yours one of them?
Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school ...
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Polk County schools to offer pop-up vaccine clinics
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County school district teamed up with the Florida Department of Health for their first pop-up clinic on Tuesday in Lakeland. “You can take all the precautions in the ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel16d
In lawsuit, former Polk schools employee says district is letting developers off the hook
A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Polk County School Board withheld information about student capacity at schools in letters regarding housing developments. The lawsuit claims the omissions violated ...
Bay News 912d
SCHOOL UPDATES: Pasco County Schools closed Tuesday, early release in Citrus, Hernando
Polk County Schools sent a statement to Spectrum Bay News 9 that said after-school sports and activities on Tuesday are canceled because of weather concerns. Hillsborough County Schools told ...
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Polk County Fire Rescue ready to open new Moore Road Fire Station north of Lakeland
Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...