Let’s play a game. What do snakes, bears and major cities have in common? We know that they are easy for some people to hate ...

Commonly, landscapers and homeowners in upscale neighborhoods consider dandelions a nuisance to be gotten rid of by any means ...

It’s all fun and games when one gives a pet a silly name… Until it’s not. Like everyone else, we’ve had countless critters ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake shook parts of Polk County on Thursday, August 14, with its epicenter about 4 miles north of ...

On Saturday, August 30, Billy Salyers, champion of the History Channel series ‘Forged in Fire’ and owner of Yellow Rose Forge ...

Nonprofit distributes 337 free pairs of shoes to local children COLUMBUS—On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Hope Chest ...

If you’ve been raised in the Foothills or the vicinity of Tryon, you’ve either knowingly or unknowingly encountered the ...

Mary Ann Medford Claud Sansbury, 87, died on August 10, 2025, in Tryon, North Carolina. Born on May 11, 1938, in Oxford, ...

TRYON—Good Shepherd Episcopal Church was alive with music and memories on Saturday morning as it hosted a homecoming ...

TRYON—The Tryon Downtown Development Association and Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony ...

Sergeant Levi Bouwkamp appointed as interim police chief LANDRUM—The Landrum Police Department is in a period of transition ...

Polk County Schools students will once again be able to enjoy free breakfast and lunch during the 2025-26 school year. The ...