Saying Commissioner Bill Braswell's accusations about her department are wrong, the Polk County HR director suggests racial ...

With Bartow out of the mix, 10 other Polk municipalities could see elections in April. Here's an update on where qualifying ...

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 ...

On February 2nd, at approximately 10:48 a.m., a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed James Marley, IV, narrowly avoiding being struck by vehicles as he ran across the roadway in front of the ...

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased ... they could meet in the back of a classroom or in a media center, within sight of a school employee, Heid said.

TWO YOUNG BOYS ARE DEAD AFTER FALLING INTO AN ICY LAKE, AND WE NOW KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR HOURS. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A LATE LAST NIGHT IN LINN COUNTY, KANSAS, NEAR MOUND ...

Legoland Florida Resort in Polk County is laying off 234 employees. The theme park and resort reported the job cuts in a letter to state officials that was posted Tuesday morning to Florida’s Worker ...

A judge has made a decision on the future of the controversial Urban Government Center project. Jefferson Circuit Judge Tracy Davis won't halt demolition work planned at the UGC site that will ...

The task of assessing students — which was normally done at Government Center — will now take place at the welcome center as well. "I think it will make us much more efficient in doing all ...

In their latest annual advisory report to the German federal government's Council of Experts, economists documented a continuing downturn across all sectors of the economy. Especially ...

In Minnesota, the epicenter of prosecutions for violating drug-free school and park zone laws isn't Minneapolis, but small Polk County. The county contains less than 1 percent of the state's ...

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 ...