Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Polk County's Walter Clayton Jr. traded to Utah Jazz after first-round NBA Draft selection by Wizards Bartow High School graduate and Florida Gators star Walton Clayton Jr. now knows where he'll live ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

A 25-year-old former substitute teacher and church youth leader from Orange County has been arrested following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a child, police announced. DeCoteau was a ...

Working undercover, detectives coordinated a total of six shipments of fentanyl pills to Polk County, resulting in an initial seizure of 17 pounds of fentanyl pills. In April, undercover ...

He added: “Here at Polk State College, we are at a crossroads. I am convinced that a majority of the faculty members, the Board of Trustees and the administrators are committed to the unity of ...

COLUMBUS—Polk County Public Libraries is hosting its Summer Learning Program, designed to keep area students engaged over the summer school break. “We all know how important it is to continue learning ...

The Office of Exceptional Students of Polk School District is available to assist with the identification of children with disabilities and provision of a free appropriate public education ...