John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

The Florida Legislature passed a law in 2023 ... the Polk district said in the announcement. “The Polk County School Board is exploring whether any funding exists to help defray this background ...

the Florida Department of Education recently released a list of titles removed from school libraries and classrooms in every county. The report identified six books rendered unavailable in Polk ...

Polk County Public Schools will receive $100,000 from the Florida Disaster Fund for relief from Hurricane Milton. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the award of $7.8 million in additional ...

The list of top 10 boys soccer teams include familiar squads that have reached the final four and have made deep playoff runs ...

Each year, employees from Polk County Public Schools’ Information Systems and Technology Division coordinate Kiddie Christmas at a selected school. They raise funds throughout the year to buy ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A Polk County middle school teacher was arrested for forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend's house and attacking her new boyfriend, according to the sheriff's office.

Sheriff Grady Judd. Mitchell, formerly a teacher at Kathleen High School, is now employed as a Community Outreach Facilitator for the Polk County School Board. He has been placed on administrative ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A former Kathleen High School educator was arrested Wednesday, accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a former ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. — A 23-year-old woman from Clermont was arrested after Polk County deputies said she sped through a school zone while looking at her iPad. After she was pulled over, she ...