Created by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly on November 23, 1839. The county was named for then-Governor (and later President of the United States) James K. Polk. Burch E. Biggs’ grandfather, ...

In Gloucester Page Middle School Page Middle School has released its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Students receiving ...

Fort Marr was not originally located in Benton, but in Old Town, Tennessee, south of Benton just north of the Georgia line. It was physically removed and relocated to Benton. The town was founded in ...

The 2025 high school football season is still over a month away, but it's never too early to throw out 100 bold predictions ...

By Ray Hill Just a few years following America’s bloody Civil War, as states were readmitted to the Union, old Confederates began to arrive in Congress. The United States Senate particularly came to ...

James David Polk is 80 years old, born on May 24, 1945 in Scottsburg. Polk enlisted in the U.S. Marines at age 17 in 1963. He completed his basic military training and his Advanced Individual Training ...

I drove just 15 miles west to the prosperous town of Pineville. Located within the municipal limits are the 21 acres that comprise the President James F. Polk State Historic Site.

Names carry weight. I sat with that fact often in Sewanee, where I saw how labels can shape a place. Reporting in Rocky Top, I gained new perspective.

The founders, Leonidas Polk, James H. Otey and Stephen Elliott, were bishops who united to create an Episcopal university − the more-often told part of the story.

Polk County launched the Polk Arts & Health Collaborative (PAHC) to improve well-being through arts integration. The collaborative, modeled after the NeuroArts Blueprint, includes organizations ...

Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith. Dr. Smith was sworn in as the 8th fire chief since 1975 and first Black fire chief in the department’s history.

The marathon reading of President Donald Trump's 900-page domestic policy bill gave way to a marathon Senate debate about its provisions. A key one to watch for Virginia is a proposed amendment by Sen ...