POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The 16-year-old girl killed in the multi-vehicle crash in Winter Haven early Monday was set to attend her first cheerleading practice that afternoon, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two people, one of them a high school student, were killed Monday morning in Winter Haven in a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin's newly redrawn district is now completely within Polk County. But he faces two challengers in his ...

Polk County Public Schools will host a series of town halls as the district plans to revise attendance zones for middle ...

The Polk County School Board approved exploring the conversion of a 61-year-old middle school into a community services hub.

Incumbent Kate Wallace, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, faces challenger Victor Sims in a runoff election for the Polk County School Board. The election has taken on a partisan tone, with Wallace ...