Education

Polk County School Board to shift toward partisan elections in 2024

New legislation affects four school boards in North Carolina   POLK COUNTY—North Carolina House Bill 66 goes into ...

Education

Polk students take part in Holiday Card Challenge

School counselors coordinated the creation of almost 1,000 cards for active military members, veterans and service families as ...

Community

Tryon Elementary helps stock Outreach pantry with food drive

Students and staff at Tryon Elementary School collected more than 2,400 pounds of food to be donated to ...

Community

Polk County Historical Association’s Night at the Museum brings history to life

COLUMBUS—The Polk County Historical Museum held its fifth ‘Night at the Museum’ event on Thursday evening, featuring reenactors ...

Sports

NCHSAA to adopt eight classifications in next realignment

High school athletics will look much different in North Carolina starting with the 2025-26 school year. The North ...

Community

Going batty with Champions for Wildlife

Did you know that bats the only mammals that fly, or that some species of bats have been ...

Community

Polk County High FFA Land Judging Teams again among state’s best

The tradition of success continues for Polk County High School’s Land Judging Teams. At the 69th Annual North ...

Education

Local students perform in Foothills Honor Band on Saturday

Students from Polk County High School and Polk County Middle School performed in the 2023-24 Foothills Honor Band ...

Education

Lifelong interest in education drives Polk County Schools’ District Teacher of the Year

Lyla Johnson knows well the demands and delights of being an educator. Mother, grandfather, aunts, uncles, cousins – ...

News

Landrum High School teacher fired after offensive video surfaces

LANDRUM—A teacher at Landrum High School has been fired after a video began circulating on social media Wednesday ...

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