There are a lot of interesting high school football games tonight involving Polk County teams that could show how serious a playoff team they are or if they really are going to have an improved season ...

A Polk County mother is demanding an apology after she said her son’s elementary school teacher made a birthday gesture that was offensive rather than celebratory. Supreme Court will consider ...

Polk State College has hired an attorney to investigate its use of foundation scholarship funds to pay for student fees. The investigation follows a conflict between trustee Ashley Bell Barnett and ...

A Polk County teacher is under investigation after a video of her singing a song to a Black kindergartner went viral. The song included the lyrics, "You look like a monkey, and you smell like one, too ...

Polk County Public Schools and its employee union are at an impasse over state funds for teacher raises. The district offered a $542 annual raise for eligible teachers, while the union is pushing for ...