Several counties are emphasizing how seriously threats are being taken and highlighting their added security measures.

Seems a trip to the Sunshine State turned a bit sour for a father-son duo from Tennessee last week. Franklin Smith II, the 42 ...

Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...

Polk County Public Schools has seen an alarming increase in students making online threats to either bomb or shoot up a school. In the first 28 days of school there have been 24 students arrested.

By Carl Fish Press Release City Of Bartow Ribbon Cutting planned for Oct. 4 The City of Bartow will cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Bartow Sports Complex, located at 850 County Road 555, on ...

According to officials of the Polk County Road and Drainage Division, Canal Road in Lake Wales will be closed beginning today ...

By Carl Fish Hezedean Smith, who became Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) Chief in November 2022, resigned effective September 30, 2024. His resignation followed a critical report commissioned by the ...

Former Haralson County deputy Thomas Roberts was arrested by the GBI on child molestation and related charges.

Twenty-four students have started the school year in Polk County in handcuffs and kicked out of school after making threats, ...

Polk County Schools are undergoing a crisis as the system reports receiving an overwhelming wave of threats against schools ...

COLUMBUS—With flu season approaching, now is the time to focus on strategies to prevent its spread in the community. In a recent press release, Polk County Health & Human Services Director Joshua ...

Polk County very nearly took down the top girls tennis team in the Mountain Foothills 7 Conference. The Wolverines pushed ...