Community
Ballentine family dances together through life
Together they dodged the flamboyant dancers who ricocheted off each other, kamikaze contra. Charlie Ballentine took Amy into his arms, smiling as he spun her ...
Kiesa Kay, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Business
Kyoto Restaurant relocating to Zenzera location in Landrum
Landrum will miss the flare and spice that owner Debbie Briggs brings to Zenzera when the restaurant closes its doors Feb. 28, but Joy and ...
by Kiesa Kay, Sunday, February 23, 2014 11:19 pm
News
Columbus honors Diaz, Price for life-saving efforts
The Town of Columbus honored police officer Ron Diaz and Robbie Price, chief of the Polk County Rescue Squad, with a proclamation at its February ...
by Kiesa Kay, Sunday, February 23, 2014 11:13 pm
News
Eric Eaton, Teacher of the Year, inspires others
Eric Eaton’s grandmother taught in a one-room schoolhouse, and teaching has become a family tradition. Eaton, the Polk County Teacher of the Year, and his ...
by Kiesa Kay, Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:42 pm
News
Teenage girls cut long hair for important cause
Three Polk County Early College students cut their long hair for a cause on Wednesday, Feb. 19 afternoon at Uptown Girl in Columbus. Sheila Rodriguez, ...
by Kiesa Kay, Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:03 pm
News
Virgil Stucker visualizes healing in community
Virgil Stucker believes in dreaming big dreams. With the solid support of family and friends, he’s gone from being a little kid sending messages to ...
by Kiesa Kay, Friday, February 14, 2014 6:52 pm
News
House of Flags celebrates renovation of second floor
The oak floors gleamed and the scent of fresh paint lingered Feb. 6 as the House of Flags celebrated a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony to open ...
by Kiesa Kay, Sunday, February 9, 2014 11:11 pm
Community
Knights learn critical thinking
Polk Knights gather around the chess boards, carefully placing those first pawns. Soon queens will fall, bishops will scuttle diagonally, and knights will gallop at angles. ...
by Kiesa Kay, Sunday, February 2, 2014 10:31 pm
News
No problems: Peterman constructs life full of music
The winters got cold in Wisconsin, and working construction there meant that if the temperature went above 10 degrees Fahrenheit, work kept going anyway. Jim ...
by Kiesa Kay, Sunday, February 2, 2014 10:09 pm
News
Columbus considers options for weather-related spikes in water bills
When water leaks happen, water bills can surge sky high, and the recent spate of winter storms resulted in an increase in cracks, leaks and ...
by Kiesa Kay, Monday, January 27, 2014 11:26 pm
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