The Polk County School Board District 3 race already has three candidates. Incumbent Rick Nolte is on medical leave and has not yet filed to run.

Although school boards control local schools, Florida’s State Board of Education increasingly has flexed its authority to push district decisions and actions. New education commissioner Anastasios ...

To be eligible, students must hold an Associate in Arts degree and currently work as a paraeducator for Polk County Public ...

A new state law mandates increased cooperation between state and local law enforcement with ICE. In March, Mayor Demings signed a 287 (g) Warrant Service Officer agreement, which granted Orange County ...

When the Orlando Sentinel started investigating the payments, the DeSantis administration sent a threatening, unsigned ...

The call to Skip Simmons, CEO of a mentorship program in Volusia County, came from out of the blue. One evening in December of 2022, he said, someone from the governor’s office phoned and told him to ...

The Department of Education said in a brief message last month it is reviewing fiscal year 2025 funding "given the change in ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

Melony Bell, a Republican, left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, a no-party candidate.

Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday.

The operation began when immigration agents surrounded large greenhouse facilities in Camarillo and Carpinteria Thursday and, ...