The Florida Senate has a plan to crack down on a school voucher program to improve tracking to ensure state money follows the ...

The wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have surpassed 6,000 acres and can now be seen 500 miles up by satellites, ...

Polk County Public Schools is considering a proposal to permanently relocate Alta Vista Elementary to Scenic Terrace, about ...

By Jed Blackwell Tory Coile and her family fled Hurricane Helene in September and headed to higher ground. Sign up for our ...

Curtis Gibson Jr., a two-time former city commissioner, seeks to deny Jack Hilligoss a second term as mayor of Lake Wales.

Areas facing mandatory evacuation include: Deepwoods Lane; Wesley Lane; Piney Gate Road; Piney Overlook Lane; Piney Gate Road ...

The fee of $84 an hour paid to the Polk County Sheriff's Office covers the salary of a deputy, plus benefits, capital and other costs, PCSO said.

A final tally from last Tuesday’s special election overwhelmingly showed Polk County voters are not for county schools taking ...

In any other year, Polk County teachers would be thrilled with the new contract that's about to give them $1,200 to $3,900 raises, based on experience. But Hillsborough teachers are about to get ...

Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators address ... the reporting required for franchises of Florida Virtual Schools. Rep. David Smith, R-Winter Springs, has filed a companion bill ...

Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators address water management ... SB 1122 would significantly reduce the reporting required for franchises of Florida Virtual Schools. Rep. David Smith, R ...