District 27 covers southern Polk County, along with Hardee, DeSoto and Charlotte counties and part of Lee County. Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518.

District 11 covers northern Polk County, including areas north of I-4 from Lakeland to east of U.S. 27, with about 25,800 Polk voters. It includes areas of Lake and Orange counties.

DeSantis vetoed an allotment of $700,000 for the replacement of Polk County Public Schools’ health clinic in East Polk County. In her request, Tomkow wrote that the district’s current lease ...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and Polk County District Attorney Jeffrey Kemp announced Wednesday that a former Polk County doctor was charged with child ...

Both Marion and Polk counties are planning on cutting positions that have been vacant. And Marion County intends to add nearly a dozen jobs.

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

The Polk Education Association, representing teachers, opposes any changes that would increase employees' out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. The Polk County School Board last week discussed the ...

As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.

As of Monday morning, officials said three wildfires in Polk County near Hendersonville had burned over 5,200 acres.

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area.