Dear Aunty Pam, My sister-in-law is always bringing us peppers from her garden. I hate peppers! My wife doesn’t mind them, ...

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 ...

Why do you do it?” Paul asked after inadvertently finding me standing in the kitchen, eyes shut, with arms crossed over my ...

Winners to be announced in September at IBMA conference in Chattanooga MILL SPRING—The International Bluegrass Music ...

Margaret “Pegge” Anne Craig Kell, 77, of Tryon, passed away on July 22, 2025. Margaret was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, ...

Polk County High School FFA Chapter members earned top honors at the North Carolina FFA Camp Program in June, with their Blue ...

TRYON—The Wolverine 12th Man Association is set to host its Annual Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, August 9, beginning ...

The American Red Cross is calling on donors to give blood or platelets now to maintain a steady national blood supply.  A ...

LANDRUM—Mother Clutter Vintage, a vintage store specializing in retro merchandise, held its grand opening earlier this month, ...

COLUMBUS—The Polk Referral Center will host a special community event on Monday, July 28, to address ongoing needs related to ...

James Patrick “Pat” Prince, 71, formerly of Columbus, NC, died July 12, 2025, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital after a brief ...

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 ...