One of the best things I’ve seen this week is a love story circulating on social media. We’re not talking romance, flower bouquets or surprise proposals, we’re talking about a brief observation that, ...

COLUMBUS—Earlier this month the Polk County Democratic Party had a wonderful turnout as many volunteers helped work their monthly food drive. Many familiar faces, as well as some new faces attended ...

Later this summer, I’ll be heading west to chase trout in the high mountain desert of Wyoming. Reports of good-sized fish sipping grasshoppers and beetles off the surface have only heightened ...

My sister-in-law is always bringing us peppers from her garden. I hate peppers! My wife doesn’t mind them, but forgets to use them, and then they rot and get thrown out. I asked her why she doesn’t ...

Gary W. Churchill, a resident of Woodbury, CT, and Tryon, NC, passed away July 23, 2025, with his family close by. Gary was born on November 28, 1951, to Howard and Dorothy Churchill. He is preceded ...

LANDRUM—A new addition to the Landrum Farmers Market is Estela’s Cuban Empanadas, owned by Estela Clevinger of Inman. Estela began sharing her culinary creations with the community in April, inspired ...

GREEN CREEK—The Heyer family from Green Creek recently won a pair of gold medals at the Southern Pickleball Virginia State Championship, held at Performance Pickleball in Richmond, Virginia. Paul ...

Community Youth Explosion ignites inspiration at The Creators Vault TRYON— Over several evenings last week, The Creators Vault, located at 25 Trade St., hosted an event titled ... Read more July 31, ...

POLK COUNTY—The NC Mountain State Fair is set to run from September 5-14, and the local NC Co-Op Extension, located at 79 Carmel Lane in Columbus, is encouraging adults, teens, and children to join in ...

By Christa Price LANDRUM—A new South Carolina law targeting distracted driving will go into effect on September 1, 2025, requiring drivers to go completely hands-free behind the wheel. The measure is ...

SALUDA—Saluda artist Jim Carson has won the Third Place Award in the American Impressionist Society Small Works Show, held this year at the Fallbrook Art Center in Fallbrook, California, in March. The ...

TRYON—Morgan Madden of Campobello has been awarded the Tryon Little Theater Sue Hipps Memorial Scholarship for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. Morgan first appeared in the Tryon Summer Youth ...