Jackson’s father was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim ... He abandoned his caution regarding Texas and became a vocal advocate for its annexation and was “instrumental in persuading fellow ...

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Three jailers are now facing felony charges after the Texas Rangers determined they beat an inmate earlier this month. The Polk County Sheriff's Office asked the Rangers to ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Three Polk County jailers have been arrested after an inmate was reportedly assaulted inside Polk County Jail. Three jailers, identified as Ty Paredes, 27, of Shepherd ...

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.

Polk County Commissioners will vote on adding 75 new Fire Rescue positions to address staffing shortages and mandatory overtime. The move comes after concerns that nearly half of newly hired first ...

This is proving to be a busy year for attorneys in the civil division of the Polk County Attorney's Office. Facing new discrimination allegations arising from the attempted ouster in January of ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Two people were found in possession of narcotics and stolen personal information from numerous people, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Kassey Jordan ...

Polk County Commissioner Bill Braswell is demanding significant changes to the county's human resources department, citing inaction and inefficiency. Braswell points to two efficiency studies ...

Evacuations remain for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire.According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Three Polk County jailers were arrested after allegedly assaulting an inmate. According to DPS, Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons contacted Texas Rangers after the ...