Sharon Phox was awarded the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year for Region 4, which is northern Virginia.

Polk County Middle School’s model bridge building team has advanced to the state finals, continuing their impressive run in ...

The Lawrence school board on Monday approved the 2025-26 calendar that mostly aligns elementary, middle and high schools, ...

In a first for Polk County, and possibly the state, his charges have been upgraded because he was in the country illegally. The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested Alvaro Alfaro Jimenez ...

Following seven years in the classroom, he completed the Principal’s Executive Program at UNC Charlotte, including a one-year internship as assistant principal at Polk Central Elementary. His ...

The Mitchellville Fire Department and a Southeast Polk Community School District spokesperson confirmed that a parent died Tuesday during afternoon pick-up outside Mitchellville Elementary School.

Polk County Commissioner Bill Braswell is facing criticism for his comments about alleged inefficiencies in the county's Human Resources department, led by Kandis Baker-Buford. Baker-Buford, who ...

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa — The Southeast Polk School District is providing counseling to students and staff of Mitchellville Elementary School after the parent of a child died Tuesday after being ...

NEW YORK (February 17, 2025) – Incisive reports from four areas of bloody conflict — Sudan, the Russian-Ukraine war zone, Israel’s West Bank and Haiti — are among 15 winners of the George Polk Awards ...

By Katie Robertson Journalists from The New York Times, The New Yorker and ProPublica were among the winners of the George Polk Awards, which were announced on Monday. Long Island University ...

The Polk Transportation Planning Organization discussed a proposed toll road in eastern Polk County, the Central Polk Parkway East. Board members expressed concerns about the project's potential ...