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The county could reach a million residents by 2031 or 2032. "What does it mean? It means more people. More demands for services."

Polk County School Board Press Release Polk County Public Schools is no longer requiring students and staff to wear face coverings. During tonight’s meeting, the Polk County School Board voted unanimously to lift a requirement that students wear face coverings. The requirement for PCPS employees to wear face coverings is…

On September 24, 2021 at approximately 0915 hours, Administrative Staff and School Resource Officers (SRO) at Bartow High School were notified of visible smoke in one of the educational buildings on campus.  Upon their arrival, it was discovered that a soap dispenser in a male restroom was lit on fire. …

Polk school graduation rates declined for the 2021-22 school year, the first time since the COVID pandemic that state tests counted for graduation.

The school board was set to approve the library books for two new schools at its December meeting, but delayed that decision until January.

What started as a work session item to buy land along Lake Hatchineha Road for a school, has mushroomed into six more potential properties to choose from.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will discuss lessons learned in the aftermath of the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland.

Police arrested a 13-year-old girl this week who allegedly threatened to blow up her central Florida school after telling police she was "bored."

Superintendent Frederick Heid gave the Polk County School Board an update on the district’s Hurricane Ian shelters.

At the district’s middle and high schools, students will be randomly searched for weapons and dangerous items.