The state budget came in later and leaner than last year. Yet there is plenty of funding for Polk County in the $115.1 billion spending plan adopted by the Florida Legislature late on June 16.

The state budget came in later and leaner than last year. Yet there is plenty of funding for Polk County in the $115.1 billion spending plan adopted by the Florida Legislature late on June 16.

Yet there is plenty of funding for Polk County in the $115.1 billion spending plan adopted by the Florida Legislature late on June 16. The money will bolster cities' public works projects, add ...

Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school ...

Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements. Three high schools, one K-8 school, one ...

Students at 19 public schools in Polk County will return in August to find new principals. That is actually fewer than in 2024, when 20 schools received newly assigned leaders.