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 ...

Polk County Public Schools installed cameras on all buses to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. Over 6,250 citations were issued in less than four months, generating over $1.4 ...

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

Newly elected Polk County Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer have indicated they intend to work at the jobs they had before the November election as well as their $150,000 a year full-time ...

Know about Polk AAF Airport in detail. Find out the location of Polk AAF Airport on United States map and also find out airports near to Fort Polk. This airport locator is a very useful tool for ...

Authorities were called to a home in Grimes Tuesday morning for an apparent death. The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed it was at a home in the 700 block of Dovetail Road for what they ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Winter Haven on Wednesday morning about illegal immigration at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The governor was joined by Polk Sheriff ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd delivered a powerful speech on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for action to combat illegal immigration and criminal activity by illegal ...

It's a busy week in Knoxville, especially if you're interested in zoning policy. The Knox County Commission will debate landmark legislation that could change development for years to come ...

ARIELLE. WELL, ESTELLA, THE FAMILY OF TERRENCE KENNEDY AND LATASHA POLK. THEY’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS. THEY GREW UP TOGETHER, AND UNFORTUNATELY, NOW THEY SHARE TOGETHER THIS TRAGEDY.