Polk State College and Polk County Public Schools have launched the Teacher Apprenticeship Program, a way for paraeducators to become teachers.

Fort Polk has been renamed to honor Gen. James H. Polk, a decorated World War II veteran. The base was previously named Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a World War I hero.

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, according to a Polk County news release from July 2.

DART will provide free rides to cooling centers while the Polk County Extreme Temperature Plan is in effect.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to make Frank Marasco the new county administrator. The supervisors approved it by a 3-2 vote.

Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, shedding its Confederate namesake and honoring a Black World War I hero. Now Louisiana's largest military installation will become Fort Polk once again.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Lakeland Police Department helped to arrest 28 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang linked to a gas station shooting in New Smyrna Beach, authorities said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years.

The Polk County Department of Health and Human Services announced the resignation of its director.

GRAND FORKS — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam in the area. According to a release from the office on Tuesday, July 1, officers were advised by Polk County ...