Polk County girls basketball is on the verge of its first conference title since 2005. Here is how chemistry has helped the ...

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

COLUMBUS — The Polk ... her 1,000th point or broke the school record for most career 3-pointers or assists. Why 'high tempo' Cherokee basketball looks capable of repeating state title under ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

With a total of 500 pounds in Olympic action, Russell was a state qualifier in 2024. Janssen was a state champion and ...

Other volunteers only need Level 1 screenings and will only have to pay a $25 application fee, Heid said. Polk County Public Schools has subsidized the cost of the background checks since the adoption ...

While McDowell stays steady as WNC's top team, the bottom of the rankings are evolving weekly. Another new team joined the ...

Other volunteers only need Level 1 screenings and will only have to pay a $25 application fee, Heid said. Polk County Public Schools said this week that not all school volunteers would be subject ...

Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so far in January, a "significant increase" compared with last year, according to county ...

Polk County Schools are shifting to virtual learning while ... The virus is responsible for almost 1 million pediatric medical care visits every year. What you can do: U.S. health officials ...

Polk County Public Schools has received a one-year extension in its effort to stave off the potential closure of Crystal Lake Elementary School. The Lakeland school is among seven in Polk County ...