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Polk County High School (PCHS) is a public high school located near Benton, Tennessee. It is one of two high schools in Polk County and the Polk County Schools district, the other being Copper Basin High School, with which it maintains a rivalry. Athletics. Polk County High is a member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA).
Polk County was created by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly on November 23, 1839. The location for the county seat of Benton was chosen by an election held on February 4, 1840. Copper was discovered in Ducktown in 1843. By the 1850s, a large mining operation was underway in southeastern Polk County; the area became known as the Copper ...
Turtletown, Tennessee. / 35.12694°N 84.35361°W / 35.12694; -84.35361. Turtletown is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Turtletown is located on Tennessee State Route 68 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northeast of Ducktown. Turtletown is in a primarily mountainous terrain, covered in forests except for ...
Miller received 42.4% of votes in the August primary, compared to 37.5% for Sessions, but neither reached the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
The board also approved raises to district support staff providing them with a minimum starting salary of $15 per hour. Polk County School Board approves teachers' contract, raises for district ...
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Before 1965, Polk County maintained two separate school systems, one for white students, and a separate system for non-white students. In 1963, a group of parents of Black students attempted to have their children admitted to the all-white schools. When their applications were denied by the school board, they filed suit in federal district court.
Copperhill, Tennessee. Location of Copperhill in Polk County, Tennessee. / 34.99222°N 84.37417°W / 34.99222; -84.37417. Copperhill is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. [7] It is included in the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area .