Community

White Oak Medicine to hold ribbon cutting, open house on March 8

New holistic direct primary care practice brings root-cause healing to Columbus   COLUMBUS—White Oak Medicine, a new holistic…

Education

Polk County 4-H announces scholarship and internship opportunities for students

COLUMBUS—The Polk County 4-H Program recently announced two exciting opportunities for local students. In memory of Helen Blackwell,…

Sports

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Staton named MF7’s top player, Alm named top coach, three others on all-league team

Polk County junior guard Bailey Staton has been named the Mountain Foothills 7 Conference Player of the Year,…

Community

PBS host Frank Graff to talk about Hurricane Helene, climate change

By Rose Lane Jenkins   POLK COUNTY—When Frank Graff, producer and host of the PBS show Sci NC,…

News

Wildfire near Tryon burns over 600 acres

*updated 6 p.m.* ‘3910 Fire’ 91% contained as of Tuesday evening TRYON—The forest fire that spread rapidly on…

Community

Pearson’s Falls and Glen making progress towards restoration 

Preserve has been closed since late September due to Helene   TRYON—Restoration efforts are progressing at Pearson’s Falls…

Business

Eubanks Farm Store celebrates Grand Opening with ribbon-cutting ceremony

LANDRUM—On Friday, February 28, Eubanks Farm Store opened its doors to the community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held…

Business

Mayhem Farms provides a ‘taste of local’ to the Columbus Winter Market

COLUMBUS—Among the vendors, one stands out: Mayhem Farms, based in Sunny View and run by Kina Baddorf and…

Arts

Japanese drummers and puppets to enchant at Super Saturday 2025

TRYON—Earth Spirit Taiko and Grey Seal Puppets will captivate audiences at this year’s Super Saturday festival on March…

Community

Second annual Tryon Chili Cookoff brings community together

‘Guns N’ Hoses’ benefits the Tryon Fire Alliance   TRYON—On Friday, February 28, downtown Tryon was alive with…