The commissioner said he's angry that deficiencies cited in efficiency studies in 2017 and 2024 haven't been resolved.

Saying Commissioner Bill Braswell's accusations about her department are wrong, the Polk County HR director suggests racial ...

The Polk County Commission voted Tuesday to create 75 new Fire Rescue positions to drastically reduce mandatory overtime of its first responders.

Calling it malfeasance and a witch hunt, supporters of the Polk County human resources director called out Commissioner Bill Braswell on Tuesday for his comments about alleged inefficiencies ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

there’s fire and it’s been smoldering for a long time,” said county commissioner Bill Braswell. Braswell has seen five chiefs lead Polk County Fire Rescue in his eight-year tenure on the ...

Jerry Wayne Braswell, age 79, of Granite City, IL, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Jerry was born on August 28, 1945, in Granite City, IL, a son of ...

skynesher / Getty Images An automatic bill payment (auto pay) is a money transfer scheduled on a predetermined date to pay a recurring bill. Auto pay is usually set up with the company receiving ...