Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements. Three high schools, one K-8 school, one ...

Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements. Three high schools, one K-8 school, one ...

The Polk County Agricultural Center Complex in Bartow took a giant gallop forward on June 3 when the County Commission voted to approve architectural and engineering services for phase one of the ...

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.

Franklin requested $26.3 million in funding for six projects in Polk County in the budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which runs through Sept. 30. Committees approved bills allotting about $12 ...

Map of Deep Woods, Black Cove, Fish Hook fires Henderson County Emergency Management, Polk County Emergency Management and the N.C. Forest Service have released maps of the three fires, indicating ...

Map showing extent of wildfires in Polk County, N.C., March 24, 2025 (From: North Carolina Forest Service) ...

by: Kelci O'Donnell Posted: Mar 22, 2025 / 12:06 AM EDT Updated: Mar 22, 2025 / 11:29 AM EDT POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Multiple wildfires that broke out in Polk County this week have exploded ...

Updated: 9:10 PM EDT Mar 21, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ ... POLK COUNTY, N.C. — Firefighters are working to contain three fires in Polk County as a statewide burn ban remains in effect.

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 ...

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris official, county supervisors will soon turn their attention to hiring a successor. But some want to do some spring cleaning first.