Once we started seeing structures and homes destroyed, it was just, ‘Here we go again with yet another tragedy in our area.‘” ...

Polk County's teachers union has long advocated for a dedicated property tax to make teacher pay more competitive with neighboring districts.

In a visit March 27, Gov. Stein said the Polk County fires are the "highest risk" fires in the U.S. today and pledged to request more state funding.

Polk County’s Commissioners voted Wednesday morning to grant a solid waste franchise to a company that has proposed building ...

Polk commissioners were one vote shy of a supermajority needed on Tuesday to pass an increased transportation impact fee to ...

Jordan Montoya, 27, faces more charges after he was arrested again in South Carolina, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Montoya and a second man, Alfredo Casanova, are accused of stealing ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors, whose salaries are nearly $150,000, elected not to take a pay raise this year. Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical ...

POLK COUNTY SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 250 HOMES THAT ... WE DIDN’T YOU KNOW, WE WE THOUGHT, WHAT ARE THE ODDS THIS WILL EVER HAPPEN AGAIN? AND THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, IT’S HAPPENING ...

DUE TO THESE FIRES, AGAIN SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ... Tuesday evening update: Polk County officials provided an update on the wildfires Tuesday evening. The Black Cove Fire has burned ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed the arrest of one of his own deputies who was on the job for less than a year. Grady said Jake Germak, 21, who was a trainee and deputy, was arrested after a ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — The National Interagency Fire Center has designated the Black Cove Complex as the highest-priority fire in the United States. Currently, 476 firefighting personnel from North ...

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.