Tag: January 31
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VBC set to host Replenish with Love on Jan. 31
Polk County families are invited to participate in a free event at Victory Baptist Church’s upcoming event to help with supplies needed for the second half of the school year. VBC is hosting the upcoming Replenish with Love event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 with a variety of resources. Backpacks,…
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REPORT: Woman charged after money missing from Alzheimer’s patient savings account
A woman was charged and booked over the weekend after Polk County Police investigated and found she was responsible for $4,000 worth of savings withdrawn from the account of a Alzheimer’s patient, according to reports. Officers initially reported the theft back on February 7, 2025, when the husband of the account holder noticed the money…
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PSD closes campuses Friday for deep cleanings
This isn’t the first time schools needed to be closed for a day to scrub everything down in hopes to stop the spread of illness. It probably won’t be the last either. Polk School District shut their doors to students and staff on Friday and kept everyone to a Learn-From-Home day after hundreds of students…
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Earlene Sorrells
Earlene Stephens Sorrells, age 95, passed away on January 31, 2025. She was born in Ephesus, Georgia, on July 17, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Neal and Henrietta Stephens. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Bob Sorrells, son Stephen Sorrells, brothers Rathmell (Helen), Hiram, Huell (Marguerite), and…
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VIDEO: An Interview with Polk’s oldest voter
Hugh Fannin turned 103 earlier this month, celebrating with family and friends in a birthday gathering held on the opening weekend of 2025. Fannin agreed to sit down for a video interview a few days later, and after a longer than expected wait it is now available for more information free for all to enjoy.…
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Polk Jail report – Friday, January 31, 2025
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, January 31, 2025 report below. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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REPORT: Man trying to hide his face in van found to have warrant, drugs
Polk County Police usually would have concluded a traffic stop for a tag light would let everything go with a warning and sending a driver on their way, but a passenger during a New Years Eve night traffic stop drew their attention by trying to hide and ended up in custody. Dakota Keith Morgan, 24,…
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REPORT: Aragon woman struck power pole, attempted to walk away from crash
An Aragon-area woman was jailed and later released on bond on multiple charges after a DUI wreck ended with the suspect hitting a power pole and attempting to leave the scene, per Polk County Police reports. Officers booked Cheryl Gilliland Corbett, 62, early Thursday morning after she was released by medical officials to be cleared…
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Georgia Counties Share Car Seat Mini-Grant
Buckle Up Right, Every Trip, Every Time Note: The following item was provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health. – KtE ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Injury Prevention Program announces the 2023 recipients of the Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant. The Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant program helps county health departments, and their…
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Polk Jail report – Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, January 31, 2024 report below. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});