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At Tuesday night's commissioner meeting, Brant intended to reclaim his spot as commissioner, arguing against the county's ...
Frank Marasco, who has been serving as the interim county administrator for nearly six months, was formally appointed to a three-year term on Tuesday by a 3-2 vote.
Khalil Alexander Rembert, a jailer in Polk County, was arrested for DUI and failing to maintain a lane. Rembert was fired due to multiple policy violations related to his arrest.
Six dogs in Polk County were found inside a 107-degree home that lacked power and was covered in trash, feces and urine, deputies said.
A former Polk County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested and accused of DUI on Saturday, according to Sheriff Johnny Moats.
Polk County Commissioners have passed a resolution establishing vessel exclusion zones for designated swim areas in certain areas of three lakes.
A 32-year-old Woodville man surrendered to authorities after a Polk County shooting and now faces 10 charges.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer was arrested during a human trafficking operation in Polk County.
COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request, filed May 14 ...
The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards requires "one jailer on each floor where 10 or more inmates are housed, with no less than one jailer per 48 inmates." To meet that, the Polk County sheriff ...