LANDRUM—The popular Dark Corner Classic Car Show will return to North Trade Avenue in Landrum on Saturday, May 30. The event ...

By Josh Lanier It’s Saturday afternoon, and for no particular reason, I drive up Tigerville Road and cross over Highway 11.

Johnny Howard Witt, 75, of Columbus, NC (Green Creek), passed away May 05, 2026, at Spartanburg Regional Heart Center after a sudden health issue. Johnny was born on February 20, 1951, in Greeneville, ...

TRYON—The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center will host a community yard sale on Saturday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at its facility located at 3381 Hunting Country Road […] ...

Polk County finished second with a team score of 165 at Tuesday’s non-conference golf match at Meadowbrook Golf Course. Chase won the nine-hole match with 160, followed by Polk County at 165, Thomas ...

SALUDA—Firefighters from Saluda Fire and Rescue and the Tryon Fire Department conducted a wilderness rescue training exercise Thursday for paramedic students at Little Bradley Falls. The course ...

COLUMBUS—The Town of Columbus has been awarded more than $10.7 million in state funding for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements aimed at reducing service interruptions and maintaining ...

For many years, like so many people who live in or pass through Tryon, Lynn, and Columbus, I have driven along Lynn Road and glanced up toward the crest of that small mountain where the stone house ...

The Meeting Place Senior Center, off Carmel Lane in Columbus, holds deep meaning for many residents of the foothills and for the dedicated team who work and volunteer there. From the outside, it may ...

I met Evangeline “Vange” LaMore nearly eighteen years ago, shortly after I arrived in Tryon. Like many early… ...

Five Polk County players have been named to the All-Western Highlands Conference basketball squad, with senior Bailey Staton named the girls Player of the Year. Staton and sophomores Reeve Carroll and ...