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

Educators in Polk County are getting a historic raise after eight months of bargaining between the school district and teachers union.

The Polk Education Association (PEA) and Polk County Public Schools reached a tentative agreement that could grant raises up to 7% for school employees. The agreement includes a $25 million pay ...

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom late last week. “We send our children ...

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

Polk County residents have a unique way to support arts education while adding a personal touch to their vehicles. The annual Kids Tag Art (KTA) license plates are ...

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

Mitchell County Schools: Closed, remote learning day. Polk County Schools: Two-hour delay except Saluda Elementary School, which is closed, optional teacher workday.

This is proving to be a busy year for attorneys in the civil division of the Polk ... county officials knew Nahas worked for years as an assistant basketball and baseball coach at Dowling High School.

COLUMBUS — Polk County girls basketball had a clear size ... 20 PLAYERS TO WATCH 20 WNC high school baseball players to watch in the 2025 NCHSAA, NCISAA season "We were playing slow," Hollifield ...