COLUMBUS—The Polk County Historical Association will hold its monthly third Tuesday program at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, at the Polk County History Museum. This month’s program will explore […] ...

GREEN CREEK—The Sanctuary at Red Bell Run will host its inaugural Boo & Bray Fun Run and Vendor Market Saturday, October 10, beginning at 10 a.m. The family-friendly event will feature a 1K walk and ...

Molly Hill always expected 2025 to be a rebuilding season. With six seniors having departed after leading Polk County to back ...

We all know the meaning of the bumper sticker “No Farms = No farmers.” The concept is easy enough to understand: without ...

You ought to have seen what I saw on my way to the village, through Mortenson’s pasture today. Blueberries as big as the end ...

POLK COUNTY—Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain, flooding and hazardous travel conditions to Polk and Rutherford counties, as well as portions of the Upstate, on Thursday evening. The National ...

By Steven W. Siler  It was the start of the weekend in our happy hamlet, and Della was conducting a wine tasting at The ...

CBS programming to shift to WYFF in network shake-up FOOTHILLS—A television station that has served the Upstate and Western ...

TRYON—Following its premiere at the 2025 Tryon International Film Festival earlier this year, Tryon filmmaker E. Vincent Martinez’s documentary Iron Pearls has been selected for screening at Filmland ...

SUNNY VIEW—The Polk Referral Center will host a free community preparedness training session on Thursday, August 27, at 11 a.m at the Sunny View Clubhouse, located at 95 Coopers Gap Rd. The training ...

August’s summer-green skirts edged in Queen Anne’s lace dance over grass carpets and cricket song. I find myself longing for my grandma’s porch at dusk, lamp-light flow glowing within, a brilliant ...

Vernon Raymond Leister, a longtime resident of Campobello and Tryon, died on July 30 in Brevard, NC. Vernon was born on ...