Small Business Development Center marks 20 years
Lufkin Daily News
Part of the University of Houston's Small Business De foment Center network, the local center serves businesses in Angelina, Nacogdoches, Wood, Polk and Crockett counties. Center Director Brian McClain began work there in 1996 after a succe...
QB Craft leads UCLA past Washington 24-23
Collegebaseball.rivals.com
Chris Polk rushed for 132 yards for Washington, which hasn’t won at UCLA since 1995. Butler got a personal foul for the head-to-head hit on Prince as the quarterback slid to the turf. Prince remained prone for a few minutes before walking g...
Nashville Opera's 'Usher' shatters traditions
Nashville Tennessean
Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at TPAC's Polk Theater, 505 Deaderick St. Tickets are $17-$82.50 through www.tpac.org or 782-4040.
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Orlando Sentinel
A calf in Winter Haven had to be euthanized after someone shot it with two arrows, and the Polk County Sheriff's Office wants to know who did it. The owner of the calf found the wounded animal early Sept. 1. "Due to the extent of the calf's...
Cross country state meet results
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Polk County, 295. 13. Chattanooga Christian, 315. 21. Arts & Sciences, 530. 1. Oak Ridge, 67. 2. Knoxville Catholic, 102. 3. Ravenwood, 106. 4. Dobyns-Bennett, 129. 5. Siegel, 157. 6. Science Hill, 191. 7. Farragut, 201. 8. Cordova, 227. 9.
Polk Co. jail dockets posted
Cedartown Standard
The following people were arrested on the following charges according to the Polk County Jail docket book. Jose Reyes-Castro, 27, of 557 Parkway Drive, Atlanta, was arrested Oct. 9 on charges of no proof of insurance, and driving while unli...
Polk Museum Exhibit Shows Early Examples of Photo Manipulation
The Ledger
It tells you something about Jerry Uelsmann's art that one of his surrealistic photographic images appeared in the opening credit montage of the 1995 revival of the TV series "The Twilight Zone." It shows a barren, rocky Western landscape o...
Election: Ankeny, Elkhart, Polk City races
Des Moines Register
Residents in area cities will go to the polls Tuesday to elect their mayors and council members. Here's a rundown on the local races and where to cast your votes. Polling hours are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Ankeny City Council seats held by...
UCLA FOOTBALL SIDEBAR: Freshmen make quite an impact
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Maybe the most impressive effort from any freshman came from Washington's Chris Polk, a redshirt running back out of Redlands East Valley. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Polk entered the game with 641 rushing yards in eight previous contests whil...
Monkey off ’Cats back
Cleveland Daily Banner
BENTON — Polk County football coach Derrick Davis is having trouble keeping his feet on the ground today after his third-ranked Wildcats got a big monkey off his back. “We’ve got the ‘one-and-done’ load off our shoulders,” Davis declared .....
Pitcock seventh at TSSAA state meet
Cleveland Daily Banner
Polk County captured a 12th place finish in the team event with Sara Wilson leading the way with a time of 23:10.78 for 45th place. Ashley Prill posted a time of 23:58.14 for 64th. Finishing 75th, Emily Wilson recorded a time of 24:18.40.
Grassroots: Three farmers receive grants for energy efforts
Des Moines Register
Polk County Farm Bureau to host meeting Tuesday Polk County Farm Bureau is hosting an Ag Information Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the ISU Extension office located at 1625 Adventureland Drive, Altoona. Roger McEowen, associate professor of ....
Vikings Head to Nationals on Penalty Kicks
The Ledger
SPORTS-Polk State College's Robin Loughry maneuvers the ball away from a Middle Georgia College defender during Friday's soccer match at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale. Paul Crate / News Chief. Friday, November 06, 2009. The Vikin...
Pawlenty trying to plant his name with Iowans
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In some ways, they have to be putting together the infrastructure of it probably in the next year," said John Bloom, chairman of Iowa's Polk County Republicans. Pawlenty starts his potential Iowa caucus bid with regional and stylistic advan...
Lori Sturdevant: Lasting impressions from World War II
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lieder went on to a career as Polk County engineer. At age 86 and serving his 13th state House term, he's the last World War II soldier to occupy a Capitol desk. What he witnessed as a young man still inspires his service. "The one thing I ...
