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Mill Spring Fire Department compliant
After spending more than a year in a non-compliant status, the Mill Spring Fire Department was recently rated and certified by the North Carolina Office ...
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Testing continues
Despite a hot day on Wednesday, Polk County health care workers had a successful day of testing on ...
Mill Spring Fire Department compliant
After spending more than a year in a non-compliant status, the Mill Spring Fire Department was recently rated ...
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Testing continues
Despite a hot day on Wednesday, Polk County health care workers had a successful day of testing on Wednesday for COVID-19.
by Leah Justice.
Community
Rain, sleet and temperature checks-Letter to the editor
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."
by Submitted article, Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:30 pm
Community
Operation Dry Water brings law enforcement and education to N.C. waters
From July 3–5, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s law enforcement division will focus on boating law compliance on North Carolina’s waterways and spread public awareness ...
by Submitted article, Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:26 pm
Community
Victory Garden update and thanks
First, you should know that I have a real talent for overlooking the obvious. So, it took me far too long to enlist the help ...
by Submitted article, Thursday, July 2, 2020 1:57 pm
Community
Skip Taylor installed as new Rotary Club of Tryon President
What qualifies a Rotarian to be elected president of a Rotary Club? There may well be as many abilities and experiences as there are Rotary ...
by Submitted article, Thursday, July 2, 2020 1:56 pm
Community
Lanier Library June Acquisitions
Audio Books Buddhism: Parts 1 & 2 by Malcolm David Eckel Biography and Memoir A Higher Loyalty by James Comey My Vanishing Country by Bakari Sellers
by Submitted article, Thursday, July 2, 2020 1:53 pm
Community
Honoring our Independence Day at the Columbus Farmer’s Market
This Saturday, the 4th of July, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Columbus Farmer’s Market, located at the Polk County High School, located at ...
by Submitted article, Thursday, July 2, 2020 1:52 pm
Community
Native Andean artist to teach youth at TACS
Tryon Arts and Crafts School (TACS) welcomes Andean visual artist and bilingual educator Byron Tenesaca as lead instructor for its annual Summer Sizzler youth art ...
by Submitted article, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:26 pm
Community
Celebrating Lanier members: Sisters Nancy and Sally
Commemorating its 130th anniversary, Lanier Library is celebrating members in monthly profiles to help the community get a better idea of the neighbors who carry the ...
by Submitted article, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:23 pm
Community
Thank you Benny!-Letter to the Editor
Please count me in among those many residents of Polk County who welcome the opportunity to recognize Benny Smith as one of the finest contributors ...
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 2:59 pm
Community
Land of the Free?-Letter to the Editor
The other day Pamela and I were driving along, and it occurred to me that since this is the Land of the Free, and I ...
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 2:55 pm
Community
Isothermal’s president announces retirement
Walter Dalton, president of Isothermal Community College, will retire in February 2021, he announced Thursday.
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 2:54 pm
Community
Summer bird hike at FENCE
Meet at the FENCE Center on Thursday, July 9 at 8:00 a.m. for a summer bird walk led by Ventures International Bird Guide, Aaron Steed.
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 2:52 pm
Community
Lanier Library announces Magnum Opus winner
In alphabetical order by author, Lanier Library announces the three Magnum Opus finalists chosen in their online People’s Choice voting:
by Submitted article, Monday, June 29, 2020 1:36 pm
Community
PCHS announces Cheerleader tryouts for 2020-2021 season
Polk County High School’s cheerleading program has announced its tryout plans for the 2020-2021 academic year.
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:47 pm
Community
Realizing a dream
Isaac Edwards was barely a teenager, if even one, when he first told Josh Trejo he planned to play college soccer.
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:46 pm
Community
Saluda Family Medicine expands services
St. Luke’s Hospital is pleased to announce they are expanding primary care services at Saluda Family Medicine to include conventional family medicine with a focus ...
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:45 pm
Community
Edwards, Lopez receive local scholarship
Polk County High School graduates, Landry Edwards and Nicholas Lopez, have been named recipients of the 2020 Pea Ridge Community Center Academic Scholarships.
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:43 pm
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College offers new Emergency Medical Sciences opportunity
Emergency medical technicians, paramedics and anyone interested in a career in the emergency medical sciences field have an exciting new option at Isothermal Community College, ...
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:41 pm
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Summer Day Camps are in full swing at FENCE
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is thrilled to be offering our summer camps again this year!
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:40 pm
Community
End of an era
The Columbus Lions Club soon will no longer exist. The remaining Lions have reluctantly voted to surrender their charter at the end of this Lions ...
by Submitted article, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:38 pm
Community
Horse rescue
On May 30, 2020 Polk County Animal Control impounded a neglected 23 year old Miniature horse stallion named Old Spice.
by Submitted article, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:19 am
Community
Asteroid named after local astronomer
Formerly designated as 2016 EV243, this minor planet was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona.
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:00 pm
Community
Every life created should be equally valuable-Letter to the editor
The June 10 issue of this newspaper published a letter where I commented that all lives should matter. There was also a very enlightening letter ...
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:55 am
Community
Do not judge, or you too will be judged-Letter to the editor
I’ve been letter writer for many years. I even received awards for two of my letters published in The Tennessean when I lived in Nashville.
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:53 am
Community
Do unto others-Letter to Editor
“Now you know better, do better” is the perfect slogan for our current times. Thank you to Reverend Eleanor Miller for using that phrase on ...
by Submitted article, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:49 am
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