International cuisine, live music to be featured at event TRYON—The Tryon Downtown Development Association will hold its ...

More than 80 Polk County elementary students spent the spring learning that some of nature’s smallest creatures can have the ...

LANDRUM—On Saturday, July 18, from 8 a.m. to noon, the annual Peach Festival took place at the Landrum Farmers Market, located at 221 W Rutherford St. This seasonal celebration drew excitement from ...

Mary “Frances” Williams was born to the late JD and IvaLee Wilkerson in Polk County, NC on February 20, 1963, and went home ...

SALUDA—Logan Totten-Lancaster, a rising sophomore on the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology cross country team, won the Coon Dog Day 5K on Saturday in Saluda. Totten-Lancaster, a native of ...

LANDRUM—The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce welcomed local business leaders and community members to Stubborn Mule Restaurant and Brewery on Thursday evening for its latest Business After Hours ...

TRYON—A free educational workshop on estate planning will be held July 23 at 11 a.m. at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Hosted by Saluda Financial Partners, the one-hour workshop is designed to help ...

LANDRUM—Shoppers will have the opportunity to save on back-to-school purchases during the state’s annual tax-free weekend, scheduled for Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9. During the ...

Officials continue seeking grants as residents push for action on the long-closed roadway SALUDA—In February 2019, a portion of Howard Gap Road near Saluda was closed indefinitely by the North ...

POLK COUNTY—The section of Highway 176 between Tryon and Saluda has remained closed to through traffic since the devastation of Hurricane Helene in September 2024, as the corridor suffered extensive ...

COLUMBUS—The Polk County Sheriff’s Office saw a strong turnout for its women’s self-defense class held Wednesday, July 8, at Tryon Estates. During the class, participants learned ways to make ...

TRYON—The former STEM lab at Tryon Elementary School was transformed into a global kitchen in mid-June as rising fourth through sixth graders spent a week cooking their way across four continents ...