Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide rate of 90.6%.

Flu season is in full swing, and the rising number of illnesses has closed some schools temporarily, and forced others into ...

The Midwest along with many states in the Northeast, will get hit by an ice and snowstorm on Wednesday and Thursday. Here's ...

Eighteen counties are labeled in red on a map on the agency’s website ... for exemptions submitted in recent years to Polk County Public Schools. The request had not been fulfilled as of ...

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

A North Georgia school district closed its buildings Friday to take preventative measures because of the flu and norovirus.

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...

The Polk County Health Department is reporting that 22 schools in Polk County have 10% or more of their students absent due ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Polk School District closed down schools and facilities on Friday and Monday, citing flu and norovirus cases. The school district said the closures allowed for a deep ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid offered some welcome news for school volunteers. Not all volunteers will face an increase in application fees to nearly $100, as it appeared would be ...