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, ...

One of the two girls gave birth to a son named Elias, and he eventually went to work in the White House when James Polk was president. After the Civil War, Elias became active in Tennessee politics.

The base will be renamed in honor of Gen. James H. Polk, who was a distinguished military leader who served in World War II, ...

Polk State College's Board of Trustees and Faculty Senate are clashing over a no-confidence vote on President Angela Garcia Falconetti. Trustee Ann Barnhart criticized the Faculty Senate's meeting ...

Fort Johnson, previously renamed from Fort Polk, will revert to its original name. President Trump announced the reversal during a speech commemorating the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.

We, among the ranks of retired university faculty, have grown weary of The Jefferson Council’s exaggerated and rather pious claims that the University of Virginia has somehow left Jefferson behind.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced during a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, marking the U.S. Army's 250th birthday, that Fort Johnson and six other bases would have their names ...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) heard new evidence Wednesday that former President Joe Biden may not have been aware of his use of the autopen to issue executive orders and ...

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.

James Winebrake will replace Michael Benson as Coastal Carolina University's president. CCU is near Conway, Carolina Forest and Myrtle Beach in Horry County.

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 ...

Attorney General Letitia James’s declaration on a liberal podcast, “Pod Save America,” that Governor Cuomo’s ultimate aim is not Gracie Mansion but the White House underscores how Ms. James’s ...