Wiley Gainus, who worked for years to improve the Silver Creek Community, formerly Land of Lakes in Mill Spring, stands in front of a new bus stop the community installed this year prior to school starting. The community worked with the county and state to get the state to take over maintenance of its roads, which were in such poor condition buses could not pick up students. The state paved some of the roads with the community continuing to work to get the state to take over all the roads. The Polk County Board of Commissioners recently presented a certificate of appreciation to Gainus’ wife, Irene for Wiley as well as adopting a resolution in appreciation to the N.C. Department of Transportation. (photo submitted by Don Yarbrough)