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The Purple Door: Domestic abuse: Never a fair fight

Fighters are usually equally matched in weight, height and reach, but that was not the case – one…

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Polk driver hits, kills Lake Lure man in head-on crash

RUTHERFORDTON—A head-on collision took the life of an elderly man from Lake Lure after a Polk County man…

Letters to the Editor

‘To Serve Man’

“Respectfully submitted for your perusal – a Kanamit. Height: a little over 9 feet. Weight: in the neighborhood…

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Tryon triathlete going the distance in her sport

Woman wins Rookie of the Year TRYON — Tryon’s Alissa Doehla has never been the type of athlete…

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Tryon joins tourism development authority with Polk, Saluda

TRYON — The Town of Tryon decided to join a new tourism development authority with Polk County and…

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News Briefs

► Polk approves PSNC water line extension The Polk County Board of Commissioners approved a water line extension…

Community

Performance to take place Thursday at Congregational Church

“Prayers at the Cross” by Lee Dengler will be performed at The Congregational Church of Tryon, on Thursday…

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Communities declare April as child abuse awareness month

The towns of Columbus and Tryon, city of Saluda and the Polk County Board of Commissioners all declared…

Letters to the Editor

Parkland outrage should be directed at law enforcement, not the NRA

The National Rifle Association, millions of law abiding gun owners, and the Second Amendment had absolutely nothing to…

News

Pacolet River rail car is coming home to Landrum

LANDRUM — Landrum’s first museum should be operational by July or sooner. The city council has signed a…