Drew Hines, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

The Morris hearth-fire

I found the grave of Uncle Billy Morris today. It’s here in the windswept churchyard of Friendship Baptist Church, not far from Saluda. The weathered, ... Read more

by Drew Hines, Thursday, November 30, 2023 9:16 am

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

A turkey tale

In just a couple of weeks, people across America will be gathering with family and friends for the annual feast known as Thanksgiving. Declared generations ... Read more

by Drew Hines, Thursday, November 9, 2023 11:04 am

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

Molasses-making time in the Dark Corner

If you venture down into the Dark Corner when the woods are scarlet and gold, and the cornfields are brown and sere, you may just ... Read more

by Drew Hines, Wednesday, October 4, 2023 11:31 am

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The boy from Horse Creek

Near the foot of Skyuka Mountain where Horse Creek tumbles into the Pacolet River, Old Bill Williams was born on a cold January day in ... Read more

by Drew Hines, Wednesday, August 23, 2023 11:54 am

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

The smallest library in America

The small northern Greenville County community of Tigerville consists of a few scenic and peaceful acres of countryside backed up against the wall of the ... Read more