Southeast Polk junior Brooke Myers is already busy balancing school, sports and work. But she's also a national title-winning ...

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 ...

While the local emergency management office offers plenty of resources, it’s up to members of the community to do their research before hurricane season begins so they can have a plan in place ...

Polk County issued a burn ban due to dry conditions and high wildfire risk. The ban prohibits various activities, including campfires, bonfires, and burning yard waste. Violators of the burn ban ...

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — Two Polk County police officers are in the hospital after a violent crash during a high-speed chase Saturday night that left one patrol car in flames and both officers seriously ...

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

Polk County Public Schools offers teachers a starting pay of $47,500. Teachers have left the county to work in higher paying surrounding counties, leaving the district to rely heavily on substitutes.

The number of Polk County students with religious ... for people to opt out of required vaccines for public schools, Faber said. As a county health department, Van Liew said that they are ...

Polk County will hold a public hearing Feb. 10 for a franchise for the proposed regional solid waste transfer facility in Rickreall. The public can testify in person at the hearing scheduled to ...

Polk County Schools are shifting to virtual learning while the district deals with a spike in flu and norovirus cases. The county says that more than 10% of the student population at each of its ...

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 ...