The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...

The reprimand before the Florida Supreme Court came as Judge John Flynn has faced motions to disqualify himself from some ...

Drivers will start seeing heavy equipment and an increased number of crews along I-4 east of U.S. 27, the Florida Department ...

Construction is set to begin on the first phase of an expansion of Interstate 4 in Florida ... to U.S. 27:State agency reveals four potential routes for toll road in eastern Polk County The ...

After a mom was accused of stopping her son’s medical treatment, their family disappeared from law enforcement’s radar for nearly four months, Florida authorities said. The 12-year-old and 14-year-old ...

A controversial proposal for a new toll expressway running through eastern Polk County is meeting with opposition, including ...

United Way of Central Florida has partnered with the IRS to offer several free tax prep sites across Polk County.

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

Polk County has issued 6,886 citations to drivers in the first half of the school year, who were caught on camera failing to stop, when a school bus stop arm is out.

LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Cynara Appling, has been awarded a full scholarship to ...

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide and the IRS VITA programs are providing free income tax preparation services through April 15 at ...

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free preparation now through April 15 in two sites within Polk County and other locations throughout Oregon. Started in 1968, Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest ...