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Santa’s Tryon workshop

Most Tryon natives are familiar with the town’s toy-making past. The rest of us are fortunate to have ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Mountain Lion Sloan

This part of the country has had its fair share of noted and notorious politicians down through the ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

A mule ear and a cup of coffee

As a young man, I seemed to gravitate naturally to folks older than me. Especially those who were ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Settling a dispute at ten paces

There was a time in history when gentlemen often settled their differences with pistols at ten paces. Dueling, ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Haints!

People of the hills love a good ghost story. And there’s just something about the high ridges, deep ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

That indomitable mountain spirit

Mountain folks just aren’t wired for hurricanes. But then again, who is? Who can possibly wrap their minds ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Landrum: The man behind the name

  The beautiful town of Landrum is one of the crown jewels of Spartanburg County and is well ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Sleeping at the funeral home

Back in the day, morticians at Greer’s Wood Mortuary took turns spending the night at the iconic Greer ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

The Poinsett Spring

Right across from the Westin Poinsett Hotel in downtown Greenville stands a treasured relic of South Carolina’s historic ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Greasy beans and leather britches

Baker Ray rearranged the chaw in his jaw and mumbled, “Ain’t nuthin’ beats a mess of Greasy beans.” ...

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