Polk County News

Looking for summer reading, Susan McCurry came into the Benton Library on Monday.

Submitted by WDEF News 12 and AP on June 30, 2009 - 2:27pm. News Health Polk County News A campground in Polk County becomes the center of a possible flu outbreak.

Sarah Kelly buckles freelance writer Ronda Robinson in for the ride. Also in Benton Hike Cherokee National Forest and let Ocoee Mist llamas carry your gear.

Submitted by Joe Legge on June 17, 2009 - 12:56pm. News Government & Politics Bradley County News Grundy County News Hamilton County News Marion County News McMinn County News Polk County News Rhea County News Sequatchie County News Don't be surprised to find writer and political activist June Griffin's name on the ballot for Tennessee Governor ...

Submitted by Amy Katcher on May 21, 2009 - 6:14pm. Consumer News Polk County News Dillon Ash thought owning this building in Copperhill would be a dream come true.

Three men, including an 83-year-old, are the latest to be sentenced to federal prison for taking part in the distribution of hundreds of kilograms of marijuana in Georgia and Tennessee for more than 20 years.

We are learning new details about a former Polk County banker who's scheme to defraud his own bank cost shareholders and taxpayers millions of dollars.

The Ballad of Christopher Daniel Gay needs a new verse. Authorities in Lakeland, Fla., say the Tennessee convict - the inspiration for a folk ballad about a man who stole a Wal-Mart trailer to see his dying ...

A police pursuit that started in Monroe County and went through Englewood and Etowah ended with a suspect wrecking his car at the Georgia line and then fleeing on foot into the night.

Submitted by Collins Parker on March 2, 2009 - 12:45pm. News Polk County News A A A A A Polk County man died over the weekend when he was hit by someone driving the wrong way on I-75. A A A A It happened north ...

Jack Watson shows off his state-record spotted bass. The fish weighted 5 pounds, 14 ounces and was caught from Parksville Lake in Polk County.

The McMinn County Historical Society & Archives will meet this Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m. in the Blue Room of the McMinn County Courthouse.

Submitted by WDEF News 12 on February 20, 2009 - 12:59pm. News Bradley County News Polk County News A A Nearly 53 years to the day she disappeared,A UT forensic experts have identified remains found in ...

The U.S. Attorneya TMs office has filed two counts against former Benton Banking Co.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports that two new state fishing records were established to close out the calendar year in December, including one that surpasses a mark that was established last ...

Photo by Kacee Nazor-Comer -- Tilleigh Nazor-Comer plays in the snow at her home on Signal Mountain this morning.

Do word problems make your day? Think math is all fun and games? Lisa Pritchett does.

TVA sludge spill in Roane Co. TVA wants to send Ocoee contaminants to Polk lake By Scott Barker Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Tennessee Valley Authority has proposed flushing contaminated sediments from the ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has confirmed that a new State Record Spotted Bass has been certified from Parksville Lake in Polk County, Tenn.

Submitted by WDEF on January 9, 2009 - 6:49pm. News Polk County News A A A A TVA officials say work on the Ocoee River has lead to a fish-kill. A A A A They were repairing a dam over the weekend.