According to a recent study, around 40,000 Northwest Georgia jobs are directly related to the state’s ports, with more than 1 ...

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 ...

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.

That fire began in the area of Green River Cove Road, according to Polk County Emergency Management. The Black Cove Fire has burned 583 acres and is 0% contained, according to the North Carolina ...

A retired Polk County deputy was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver on Monday night. Investigators say Aaron Wells was driving drunk and had an 11-year-old child in the car when he hit the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it received a ...

BARTOW, Fla. — A Winter Haven man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly hitting and killing a retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant who had stopped to remove debris from a roadway.

A final tally from last Tuesday’s special election overwhelmingly showed Polk County voters are not for county schools taking out $34 million in bonds to help improve facilities. The city of ...

“Who is James K. Polk?” his opponents in the 1844 presidential election mockingly asked. Two centuries later, the question is asked again more quizzically. For one thing, James K. Polk proved ...

Need to figure out your summer beach trip plans? Well, Southern Living named Georgia's St. Simons Island as the best beach town in the South. Out of 50 beaches ranked on the list, St. Simon holds ...