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Beth Brelje writes for the Federalist about the latest revelation involving an illegal immigrant who led the public school system in a major Iowa city. Ian Andre Roberts, the illegal…
The first official Independence Day celebration in the United States is believed to have taken place in Old Salem, North Carolina, on July 4, 1783, in what is now Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem,…
Polk County leadership wants a new jail, and Commissioner Ray Gasperson thinks some more financial planning might be in order. It did not seem wise to make such a heavy…
Polk County leadership wishes to extend water lines from Sunny View School to the Polk/Rutherford county line. “The majority voted to spend millions of taxpayer’s money on water lines to…
Polk County leadership is considering spending $7,971,058 on a facility to can 74 people at a time. It’s a shame. People are a terrible thing to waste. But since that’s…
Not fully understanding transit, I see Polk County has set up an express bus that will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I thought buses…
The Polk County Commissioners held a worksession at 6:00 a.m. to review a water resources contract, and look who showed up.
In the news today we find that the Polk County Commissioners want to purchase a backhoe today. It is funny because if you’ve been reading the headlines, one day they…
Polk County has hired its first human resources officer; the last resources officer obviously being a frog. [On her last job, the new HRO, Patti Wagner,] provided solution-based services that…
Polk County residents will get to feel inclusive by weighing in on which of two types of voting machines they would prefer. Who cares? The law demanding upgrades was written…
Polk County has commissioned a jail study. The existing facility is typically overbooked, and it is not equipped to handle women and children, who should come first. The consultants have…
Patrick McHenry (R-NC) will be sending a representative to the Womack Building, 40 Courthouse St., in Columbus, Friday, December 19, to collect comments from Polk County constituents on federal policy,…