According to a recent study, around 40,000 Northwest Georgia jobs are directly related to the state's ports, with more than 1,300 in Polk County alone.

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 ...

LET’S HOPE THEY CAN GET THAT CLOSURE. THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NORRIS TODAY. NORRIS WAS PLACED ON LEAVE IN ...

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.

March 7 (UPI) --Sheriff's deputies in Georgia rushed into action when a jail break-in was perpetrated by a "white female" suspect: a duck. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said on social media ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies in Polk County came to the rescue of an innocent duck that accidentally found herself in custody at the county jail. Bernice the duck was spotted inside the perimeter ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office released 911 call detailing the aftermath of an alligator attack that left a woman hospitalized Monday. Officials said an alligator ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office released a 911 call placed on Monday after a woman was attacked by an alligator. The 911 caller said in addition to biting the woman on the elbow, it also took a life ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — In Polk County, the wildfires along US-176 are at 63% containment after Monday, March 3. That comes as a relief to many throughout Saluda and Tryon. There was still ...

A wildfire in Polk County, North Carolina, has grown to 593 acres but is now 63% contained. Firefighters have been battling the blaze with back burn operations and are hopeful rain is on the way.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An alligator attacked a woman while she was paddling in Polk County Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. According to an FWC statement ...