Community

Car Cruise-In at Old Mill Market Square set for Saturday 

Event to feature cool rides, vendors and live entertainment   TRYON – Looking for a fun event to…

Healthcare Umbrella- Michelle Fortune

The quiet organ

When we think of our health, the heart, lungs, brain and colon often come to mind. But of…

Ask Aunty Pam - Pam Stone

Online friends aren’t always as they appear

Dear Aunty Pam,   I have a dear friend that I met online years ago. We have always…

Life on the farm- Larry McDermott

Learning about life from animals

We can learn so many important life lessons, especially about ourselves, from animals. Horses can teach us, if…

Education

Freemasons of Polk County present artwork to Polk County High School

Saluda Unity Lodge honors George Washington’s ties to Masonry   COLUMBUS–The Freemasons of Polk County presented a gift…

I'm Just Saying - Pam Stone

Pros and cons of artificial intelligence

It seems everywhere I look these days I am seeing articles about the potential, and palpable fear, of…

Special Cases - Leonard Rizzo

Working with old friends to help my kids

There are two times each year when the same dynamic of donations to Lennie’s Kids occurs. From mid-April…

Shelf Life - Jen Pace Dickenson

Books that celebrate motherhood

Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the US, which falls on May 14…

Film Talk with Tryon Theatre

Adolescence ain’t easy in “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”

Tryon Theatre steps back in time to 1970 for the next two weeks, back to a world of…

Ask Aunty Pam - Pam Stone

Ghosted after a date at Cracker Barrel

Dear Aunty Pam, I’m a woman in my 30s and went out on a date with a nice…