Successful $200,000 campaign protects property from future residential development   SALUDA—The Saluda Community Land Trust recently announced the results of its “Keep Saluda Green” campaign and the permanent protection of […]

RALEIGH—Gov. Josh Stein signed Senate Bill 257 into law Tuesday, enacting North Carolina’s first full state budget in more than two years. Due to delays, state agencies have been operating […]

Community-driven effort leads to nearly $800,000 in upgraded surgical equipment   COLUMBUS—AdventHealth Polk and The Hospital Foundation are celebrating a major milestone following the successful completion of the Sustaining Surgical […]

TRYON—An upcoming Art Talk at Upstairs Artspace will highlight a community-based art project centered on Haitian refugee experiences and collaborative storytelling through textiles. The program is scheduled for Sunday, July […]

TRYON—Sometime this summer, the NCDOT will begin work on the New Market Bridge, which crosses Vaughn Creek. Part of the process will be to place rip-rap along the banks of […]

LANDRUM—A single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon caused a temporary power outage affecting roughly half of the city, according to local officials. The crash occurred in the 1500 block of East […]

CAMPOBELLO—An 81-year-old Campobello man has been charged with four counts of lewd act on a minor under the age of 14 following an investigation by the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. […]

SALUDA—Community members, business owners, nonprofit leaders and civic supporters gathered June 30 at the Saluda Depot to mark the official public launch of the Saluda Community Alliance, an effort designed […]

By Steven W. Siler Mythology is filled with wonderful hybrid creatures. Part lion, part dragon. Part goat, part man. Part eagle, part horse, part whatever else the ancient Greeks could […]

Dear Aunty Pam,   I’m concerned about my son, “Steven.” He came home from college for a visit, and I was shocked to see that he’s taken up knitting. When […]