www.polknewsonline.com Polk County News - community weekly serving Polk County Tennessee, North Georgia and western North Carolina. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:09 -0400 polknews@bellsouth.net http://www.polknewsonline.com/etc/images/logo-rss.gif8831 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/09/02/Polk_County_Heritage/Taylor_School/7911.html Heritage article written by Lorene Beard in 1986. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:09 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/09/01/Public_Notices/PUBLIC_NOTICES_-_9/1/10/7930.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:34 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/09/01/Top_News/Election_commission_debates_machine_audit/7922.html Election commissioners are battling over whether to audit some of the voting machines. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:36:25 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/09/01/Top_News/Budget_passes_with_at_same_tax_rate/7921.html The commission has no control over the school or road departments but must approve their budgets each year. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:35:27 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/09/01/Nature_&_Environment//7919.html Jim Caldwell snapped this picture last week, commenting, “The Hiwassee Church casts a beautiful reflection at midmorning when the river is at low flow.” Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:06 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/31/Local_News/Fair_Week_continues/7920.html Fair week continues through Saturday with all the sounds of the huge Midway, the thrill of children’s voices, and the chance to catch up with friends you haven’t seen since last year’s Fair. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:34:18 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/31/Local_Events/Gardner_reunion_slated/7918.html The family and descendants of Edgar and Rebecca (Spurling) Gardner invite everyone to the annual Gardner/Spurling Family Reunion on Sept. 5, 2010 from 12-4 pm at the Conasauga Valley Fire Hall (Rural Vale) on Hwy 315 (Reliance Rd.), near Tellico Plains. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:09:03 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/31/Consumer_Information/Energy_efficiency_program_launched/7915.html Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner Matt Kisber, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, announced the launch of a new $50 million program to help Tennessee companies finance investments in energy efficient technology, energy retrofits and renewable energy systems. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:50:51 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/31/Local_News/Museum_part_of_AQT/7914.html The McMinn County Living Heritage Museum’s iconic schoolhouse quilt has been replicated on an 8-foot-square block and installed above the museum’s front entrance as part of the Appalachian Quilt Trail program. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:49:18 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/30/Consumer_Information/Beware_phishing_scams/7917.html According to the Federal Trade Commission, phishers send an e-mail or pop-up message that claims to be from a business or organization that you might deal with – for example, an Internet service provider (ISP), bank, online payment service or even a government agency. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:02:19 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/30/Nature_&_Environment/Guide_to_invasive_plants_released/7916.html The long-awaited book is an update of the very popular “Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control,” published by the Station in 2003. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:54 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/30/Local_Events/Heritage_Walk_&_Festival_Sept._4/7913.html The event is set for Saturday, Sept. 4, and winds around and along historic downtown Murphy, NC. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:15:58 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/30/Consumer_Information/Use_fall_pesticides_smartly/7912.html As fall approaches, homeowners and green industry professionals take steps to prepare landscapes for the winter. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:13:26 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/28/Obituaries/MAX_WARREN_HUGHES/7926.html of Morganton, GA Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:54:08 -0400 http://www.polknewsonline.com/2010/08/28/Obituaries/CHARLES_WELDON_FRAZIER/7924.html of Old Fort Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:51:09 -0400