Polk County Public Schools and an employee union are at an impasse in negotiations over state funds intended for teacher raises. The two sides even disagree on whether Oct. 1 was the deadline for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polk County Public Schools has issued a warning about “significant financial shortfalls” resulting from both state funding ...

Over the past four years, calls to the SW Polk Fire District have increased to 1,422 in 2024 from 876 in 2021. Now the district that provides fire coverage to 142 square miles surrounding but not ...

The SW Polk Fire District says as of Jan. 1, 2026 it will charge other fire districts $250 when it sends an ambulance to answer a mutual aid call and is canceled en route. Polk County officials who ...

The SW Polk Fire District has threatened to charge the City of Dallas for mutual aid calls that get canceled en route. Dallas plans to add a fourth ambulance and staff by July because of increased ...

Polk County Public Schools has received a one-year extension in its effort to stave off the potential closure of Crystal Lake Elementary School. The Lakeland school is among seven in Polk County that ...

Polk County Public Schools has issued a warning about “significant financial shortfalls” resulting from both state funding reductions and a freeze on federal education grants. The combination could ...