LAKELAND ― It was a sensational day for Polk County girls wrestlers who competed in the FHSAA girls wrestling Class 1A, ...

Hendersonville and Polk County will hit the court on Friday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with ...

The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months ...

When current, former Polk County leaders bring complex legal challenges against one another, how do county attorneys avoid conflicts of interest?

The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so far ...

Makenna Meadows, Chic Jenkins and Kiera Davis lead this year's list of the top softball players to watch in 2025.

The number of Polk County students with religious exemptions from required school immunizations continues to rise. Students ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Stephanie Yocum, president of the Polk Education Association, would like to see Polk County Public Schools steal an idea from the district to the west. Yocum is pressing the Polk County School ...

Shell’s passion for teaching was sparked as a 14-year-old when he tutored and mentored younger kids at the Boys & Girls Club ...