Polk State President Eileen Holden, as well as past and present members of Polk County's legislative delegation and numerous other local leaders, gathered on Friday, Jan. 8, to cut the ribbon at the Polk State Center for Public Safety.

Community Celebrates Opening of Center for Public Safety

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Polk State President Eileen Holden, as well as past and present members of Polk County's legislative delegation and numerous other local leaders, gathered on Friday, Jan. 8, to cut the ribbon at the Polk State Center for Public Safety.

  The ribbon has been cut and the Polk State Center for Public Safety is officially open for business. Polk State celebrated the grand opening of the state-of-the-art, 101,450-square-foot facility with a ceremony on Friday,…

The Polk State Center for Public Safety will open in January. On Thursday, College and law enforcement officials, as well as members of the construction team, celebrated its progress with a "topping out" ceremony.

Polk State Celebrates “Topping Out” of Center for Public Safety

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The Polk State Center for Public Safety will open in January. On Thursday, College and law enforcement officials, as well as members of the construction team, celebrated its progress with a "topping out" ceremony.

Polk State College officials, law enforcement representatives and construction workers gathered Thursday for a topping-out ceremony at Polk State’s Center for Public Safety in Winter Haven. In building construction, topping out is traditionally held when the last…

Polk State Breaks Ground on Center for Public Safety

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The ground has been broken and Polk State’s Center for Public Safety is officially underway. Polk State hosted the groundbreaking event for the new location Thursday morning. More than 300 local and state officials, alumni,…

Kathleen Students Visit Polk to Learn About Law Enforcement Careers

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Polk State College hosted students from Kathleen High School’s Criminal Justice Academy on Jan. 24, for a day of real-life insight into the field of law enforcement. During the day, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office…