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Community

Pat Wright: Making Christmas magical in Green Creek

“It’s all about the kids,” said Pat Wright, who, 20 years ago, put out a modest Christmas display at her Green Creek home. Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Friday, December 5, 2014 8:56 pm

Sports

Geoffrey Tennant: the voice from the stands

Unlike some other high school public address football announcers, Geoffrey Tennant does not see himself as primarily a promoter of the home team. “Homer” is not ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:50 pm

Polk Wolverines

Wolverines heroic in loss to Reidsville

By Mark Schmerling They could have given up. They could have stubbornly stuck to the same strategy. Instead, the Polk County Wolverines, in the second ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Monday, November 24, 2014 1:49 pm

Arts

Ken Webb: Carolina journalist-turned-novelist writes debut novel about duty and honor

By Mark Schmerling Ken Webb didn’t set out to write a novel. But, once the award-winning former newspaperman with fifteen years of writing experience with ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Monday, November 24, 2014 9:49 am

Polk Wolverines

Coach Hill and Kara Overholt earn Western Highlands Conference records

By Mark Schmerling One year ago, Molly Corhn was attending Lees-McRae College. This past July, she was hired as Polk County High School’s varsity volleyball ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Monday, November 17, 2014 10:00 pm

Polk Wolverines

Polk defeats Lexington 22-21 in first round of state playoffs

Polk County trailed Lexington, 21-15, in the first round of state football playoff action at Columbus on Friday evening.  Polk was advancing, but only seconds ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Monday, November 17, 2014 9:27 am

Community

Love me tender, love me true: Elvis impersonator has soft heart for those in need

By Mark Schmerling “People say, ‘Hey, Elvis. I thought he was dead.’ But that’s a man who refuses to die,” said Leon Allison of Green ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Friday, November 14, 2014 10:00 pm

Sports

Wolverines take on the Yellowjackets at home

Polk County High School’s varsity football team enters the first round of state playoff action at home this evening, against a team with a deceptive ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Thursday, November 13, 2014 8:56 pm

Sports

Wolverines down the bearcats 20-17

Polk County High School’s Wolverines turned back a very good Hendersonville football team, 20-17, on the Bearcats’ turf on Friday, and won Polk a home ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Monday, November 10, 2014 10:00 pm

Community

Veterans of Tryon Estates share some of their experiences

With 110 U.S. Armed Services veterans living at Tryon Estates, that facility boasts the largest concentration of veterans in Polk County. Some of those individuals ... Read more

by Mark Schmerling, Friday, November 7, 2014 10:00 pm

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