Ana Maria Ruiz Perea, a senior at Winter Haven High School ... be the first Polk County student to achieve the honor. She aspires to one day maybe be the actual governor of Florida.

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Polk School District closed down schools and facilities on Friday and Monday, citing flu and norovirus cases. The school district said the closures allowed for a deep ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla ... “Big" Ellie comes to “little” Ellie's school once a week as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The Florida Southern College lacrosse player is teaching ...

Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of ... to welcome Cynara Appling to its School of Education, where she will join a ...

Polk County school leaders said they currently have 761 students and 63 school-level staff members who have reported illnesses. That’s 10% or more of the student population at each school and it ...

Polk County Schools are shifting to virtual learning while the district deals with a spike in flu and norovirus cases. The county says that more than 10% of the student population at each of its ...

Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application ... The law, passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature in 2023, elevates the screening of volunteers from Level ...

The Winter Haven Police Department is investigating a shooting that killed one person Monday.Officers are on the scene at the Abbey Lane Apartments, where the shooting occurred in Winter Haven.

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 ...

The big story: Florida lawmakers ... Tampa Bay area schools showed the extent of learning losses caused by days missed during hurricanes Helene and Milton. Student health: Polk County doctors ...

Courtney Williams is a professional WNBA ... She went on to play for Charlton County High School, where she broke her mother’s previously held record of scoring the highest points in a single ...