Success with raised beds for gardening, landscaping, or a combination of both is quite easy. In the simplest form, you simply ...

Just the thought of a child dying in a violent way tears at the heart of anyone who has a heart. It doesn’t matter whether it ...

To connect the community with the great outdoors, the Friends of Little White Oak Mountain, a dedicated volunteer-led ...

SALUDA—Slow Runner, the creative alias of Saluda resident Michael Flynn, will perform at 7 pm, Friday, July 11, at Saluda’s ...

FOOTHILLS—The American College of Cardiology Accreditation Services recently recognized Rutherford Regional Health System for ...

SALUDA—Local artist Toni DeCamp Garcia is displaying her Christmas quilts at the Saluda Library through July 26. The ...

COLUMBUS—The N.C. Cooperative Extension office in Polk County will host classes this month focused on kombucha brewing and ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Tryon International Equestrian Center made space available for 20 retail businesses from the ...

The Mediation Center, a nonprofit serving Polk, Henderson, Transylvania, and Buncombe counties, is seeking new volunteer ...

COLUMBUS—Downtown Columbus was packed on Friday, July 4, for the annual Fabulous Fourth festival. Now in its 62nd year, the ...

Fourteen rising 4th, 5th, and 6th-graders from the four Polk County Elementary Schools met for summer camp at Tryon ...

COLUMBUS—On July 4,  the Polk County Historical Association Museum and the House of Flags in Columbus celebrated the grand ...