Sports physicals for all Polk County youth, middle school and high school athletes will be available Friday, May 2, from 2 ...

Back on the pitch for the first time since March 24, Polk County’s girl’s soccer team showed no signs of rust, defeating East ...

Kirby Cup Soccer Camp will relocate to Polk County High School for its 2025 session due to the closure of Harmon Field. The ...

LANDRUM—On Saturday, April 5, the Landrum Farmers Market marked its 25th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and ...

TRYON—On Sunday, April 27, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Tryon Plaza, Back Alley Boutique and Bud Bar will host its annual Back ...

Janke, 98, of Columbus, N.C., passed away peacefully at home on March 20, 2025. Born April 30, 1926 in Glen Ellyn Illinois, ...

Polk County Schools has received financial assistance through a Go Outside Grant from the North Carolina Youth Outdoor ...

Keeping a community tradition alive amidst Hurricane Helene damages TRYON—Due to the ongoing closure of Chimney Rock at ...

The Foundation for St. Luke’s Hospital recently announced its $1 million Surgical Excellence Campaign has been fulfilled. ...

Here in Western North Carolina, when we think “farmer” we think small. Three or four cows make a dairy. Enough chickens to ...

By Todd Constance Thomas Wolfe, a western North Carolina boy “who done good,” wrote with autobiographical gusto about how you ...

A damp Monday, March 31 brought relief to firefighters on the ground, however, the North Carolina Forest Service continues to ...