The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its K-9s. The Mosaic Company, a producer of phosphate, will soon be starting a pilot road project in Polk County that will use a ...

A traffic stop turned violent for detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. At around 6:02 pm, the detectives performed a routine traffic stop on a white Ford ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations in Polk County — the flames engulfing three homes.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Some residents of Polk County are being evacuated in response to multiple rapidly spreading wildfires, including a new blaze that ignited on the evening of March 20.

New legislation dubbed the "Tennessee Public School Accountability Act" would allow the state to take control of school districts that meet certain criteria. Memphis-Shelby County Schools ...

Memphis is now preparing for legislation to be pushed through the Tennessee General Assembly ... Memphis-Shelby County Schools is no stranger to threats from state government for its action ...

A letter from Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson provided to our newsroom by Chatt Prep says the district says the school "willfully violated Tennessee laws," after it learned ...

Bills filed by Polk County’s six state legislators address water management, land annexation, lawsuits against owners of former phosphate land, the creation of an election law center and revised ...

That is right. Former Tennessee State Tigers head coach and football legend Eddie George is taking over for Scot Loeffler at this traditional power in the MAC. Loeffler left Bowling Green after ...

Polk County Administrator John Norris, a respected yet controversial figure since joining county government in late 2020, has agreed to step down after two months on paid administrative leave.