Edwin Arthur Vetter, longtime Polk ... county's first International Baccalaureate School, passed away at 79. Vetter's IB school at Bartow High School consistently ranked among the top in Florida ...

Polk County ... high school diploma for students who have a certificate of completion, have dropped out of high school or are fifth-year seniors who have not earned the necessary credits for a ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information about a Sunday morning shootout at a short-term rental that left three Osceola High School students injured.

That is not a bonus but compensation for back pay, Polk County Public Schools spokesperson Kyle Kennedy said. The payment also updates contributions to Heid’s annuity, Florida Retirement System ...

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE HEARING 911 AUDIO FROM THE VICTIMS IN A POLK COUNTY SHOOTING WHERE THREE OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE INJURED IN CROSSFIRE. POLK COUNTY SHERIFF GRADY JUDD SAYS THE ...

Wilson is the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade County Girls’ Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Mater Lakes senior Sydney Wilson sets up a ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

At 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received ... injury will need follow-up care. Osceola Schools said the three victims were high school students at Osceola High School ...

"He told them who he was and gave them a proper ID," said Polk County Sheriff Grady ... He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently ...