News

Celebrate Veterans Day by supporting Veterans Park in Columbus

COLUMBUS – Down a quiet side street in Columbus, next to the House of Flags, is a small…

Education

Polk Middle staff goes up, up and away as part of Hot Air Balloon Day

Polk County Middle School students learned about the science that makes balloon flight possible – then got a…

Polk Wolverines

Wolverines to play opening game of state playoffs at home tonight

One of the best first-round matchups in this year’s state football postseason may well be tonight in Columbus. It’s a…

Arts

A quirky love story, with a hint of the magical

Tryon Little Theater’s “Outside Mullingar” opens tonight at the TLT Workshop, 516 S. Trade St. in Tryon. An…

Equestrian

Green Creek Hunt opens Saturday

GREEN CREEK – This week members of the Green Creek Hunt are brushing their formal red or black…

News

Whoopsie!

Just before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, Tryon Police Department, Polk County EMS, Tryon Fire Department…

News

Polk sheriff’s office arrests Piedmont man for trafficking bath salts

COLUMBUS-The Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently intercepted a man from South Carolina who was trafficking bath salts. Officers…

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Cedrone: A magical, whimsical gallery tour

Recently I had a chance to peek in Landrum’s new art venue, Whimsical World. Today it’s a crisp,…

Community

Farm life: the way it used to be

Five-year-old Liam Rhymer rides Brian Price’s team of Belgians over to the field where they will demonstrate horse…

Community

Scarecrow winners announced for Landrum’s annual contest

The Peanuts cartoon gang – the scarecrow version – won first place in Landrum’s fifth annual Great Scarecrow…