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

“Due to multiple wildfires in the area, the North Carolina Division of Air Quality has issued a ‘Code Red’ (Unhealthy) alert for Polk County and a ‘Code Orange’ (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) for ...

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 ...

More than 400 college baseball teams, consisting of 15,000 players from 30 different states, meet up in Polk County every spring for RussMatt Baseball.

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

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 ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

LET’S HOPE THEY CAN GET THAT CLOSURE. THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NORRIS TODAY. NORRIS WAS PLACED ON LEAVE IN ...

A former Buncombe County Schools employee is facing jail time after pleading guilty to felony indecent liberties with a minor. According to a news release from Buncombe County District Attorney ...