POLK COUNTY, Tenn. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has taken action to deter semi-trucks from using Highway 30 as a shortcut, ... Sheriff Ross said that the Tennessee Highway Patrol ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request, filed May 14 ...

Mark Garton has an opponent in the race for Polk County sheriff for the first time since being elected in 2016. Garton has been the sheriff since 2015. Challenger Steve Warden is the emergency ...

A retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant was killed by a suspected drunken driver in Bartow on St. Patrick's Day, the Sheriff's Office said. About 7:40 p.m., ...

When: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 12 p.m. (and virtually) Where: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, Tn. 37902 For almost two decades, Polk County Sheriff Burch E. Biggs ...