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Mill Spring 18-year old on a mission to Oklahoma
Supply drop-offs at Bilo, McGuinns An 18-year-old from Mill Spring will spend his Memorial Day weekend and following week helping tornado victims in Oklahoma. Jackson ... Read more
News
Pacolet Area Conservancy announces new director
The Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) announced Tuesday, May 21 the appointment of Mary Arrington Walter as the organization’s new executive director. Walter formerly served as ... Read more
Polk settles on ¼ cent tax decrease
Despite losing an approximate $100,000 in property tax revenue following a county equalization and review (E&R) board appeal decision, Polk County Commissioners still managed to ... Read more
Polk high students plan mission trip to Japan
Polk County High School students Ashley Kropp, Sarah Phipps and Madison Siegfried will be spending a month of their summer break being volunteer interns for ... Read more
Saluda Arts Festival enlivens a damp Saturday
A large crowd that filed into the booths of more than 70 vendors at Saluda’s Arts Festival Saturday, despite a soggy forecast, was proof enough ... Read more
Landrum prepping for November election
While Landrum residents might not have Nov. 5 on their radars yet, city and county officials do. Spartanburg County Office of Registrations and Elections director ... Read more
- Polk proposes ½ cent tax cut; Mill Spring/Saluda Fire increases
- Singer/actress Queen Latifah’s dad visits Tryon
- Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda
- Saluda News Briefs
- Adventurists find new venue in The Gorge zip line
- A decade of arts
- Polk planning board considers home occupation II and vacation rentals
- New NC lien law to affect some new construction projects
- Polk County Sheriff weekly report
- Polk district court results
Sports
Ly-Nard Hills qualifies four for Devon beginning May 23
by Kirk Gollwitzer Four riders who compete nationally under the direction of local veteran trainer Vick Russell have qualified to take part in the Devon ... Read more
- Rite Care 5k Charity Run and Family Fun Day May 25
- 2013 Landrum Cardinal youth basketball camp dates
- Polk’s 4×800 relay team places 11th in state
Community
Thermal Belt Friendship Council picnic to be June 1
Are you ready? For the most delicious dinner in the Thermal Belt? For lively music and family fun? And especially to share a good time ... Read more
JOHNNYSWIM to perform in Tryon
WHAA holds special meeting May 24
The Area Board of the Western Highlands Area Authority will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 24 at the Western Highlands ... Read more
Special Section
Columns
Attwool shares handmade happiness
Kim Attwooll squirts water onto heavy paper and loads her brush with light lilac. She touches brush to paper, and the pigment blooms to wherever ... Read more
Letters to the Editor
Sprague not “run out”; know facts
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs . . .” ... Read more
Where We Work
Darla J. Kleiner, PhD-CHES
Person featured: Darla J. Kleiner, PhD-CHES Business: WNC Edutech Phone number: Office 828 894 6174; Cell 828 289 5433 Address: 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus, ... Read more
Obituaries
Ross Fredrik Tipton
Ross Fredrik Tipton, 102, of Columbus died May 20, 2013 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. He was born Aug. 5, 1910, in Brazil, Indiana, ... Read more
