Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise ... Reported sicknesses among students include influenza, pneumonia, norovirus and other infectious diseases. These viruses and bacteria have ...

Other areas of the state are also grappling with the impact of the virus. Polk County, in particular, has been hit hard. In response to an uptick in flu and norovirus cases, Polk School District ...

More than a thousand Polk County residents and religious leaders came together to urge officials to restore care for seniors.

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 ...

CREWS ARE BATTLING FIVE DIFFERENT WILDFIRES. THREE OF THEM ARE IN POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THE WILDFIRES ARE AT 0% CONTAINMENT. AND NEW TONIGHT, A MAJOR UPDATE ON THE WILDFIRES IN POLK ...

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.

The Polk County assessor and his chief deputy are getting 10% raises while other county employees received between 3% and 4%. Some local officials are facing public concerns over raises because of ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Polk County officials said one out of three active wildfires in the “Black Cove Fire Complex” is contained. On Monday, March 31, officials said overnight ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A community meeting was held to inform and update the public on the multiple wildfires in Polk County. The Black Cove fire began on Wednesday, March 18, and has ...

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 ...