Tryon, NC

“Horseback on Sunday morning, harvest over, we taste persimmon and wild grape, sharp sweet of summer’s end. In time’s maze over fall fields, we name names that went west from […]

A traveling petting zoo’s infected goats exposed a number of people in Western North Carolina to rabies. It didn’t have to happen. It could have been easily prevented if they […]

Polk County earned its first Western Highlands Conference sweep of the season Thursday, taking a 25-21, 25-22, 25-19 victory at Mountain Heritage. The Wolverines received contributions throughout the lineup in […]

For six weeks this summer, hundreds of brown paper bags lined tables and hallways at Polk County High School, each one part of a week’s worth of food headed home […]

MILL SPRING—Conserving Carolina is inviting the community to a free lecture entitled “Appalachian Voices: Stories and Songs,” presented by musician and author Johnny Thomas Fowler. The program will take place […]

Community invited to gather at Historic Landrum Depot   LANDRUM—The City of Landrum will host a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday, September 11, at 6 p.m. at the Historic Landrum Depot. […]

Judge Thomas M. Brittain Jr. sets $100,000 secured bond   COLUMBUS—A Columbus man arrested in August now faces three felony sex charges involving a child, including two counts of statutory […]

RUTHERFORDTON— Rutherford Regional Health System has added two board-certified general surgeons to its medical staff, expanding access to surgical care for patients in our area. Amanda Karatchoun, M.D., and Jacqueline […]

September celebration to recognize women with birthdays during the month   TRYON—Her Legacy Toast returned Wednesday, August 12, celebrating three women whose leadership, service, and generosity have made a lasting […]

“Well, I just can’t…” I said despondently to a friend upon the news of the passing of Dolly Parton. For in the last three weeks, the world has lost iconic […]