• Slow Food Foothills fundraiser
  • ‘Flights of Spring’ at Tryon Arts and Crafts
  • Saluda Arts Festival packs downtown
  • Achison, Bramblett play at TFAC
  • Carson offers workshop June 7-9

The Latest

Columbus budget proposal includes one-cent fire increase, employee raise options

Columbus Town Council recently began considering its fiscal year 2012-13 proposed budget, which includes a one-cent tax increase for its fire department but no increases ... Read more

Columbus police, highway patrol apprehend fugitive after pursuit

On Friday, May 11, the Columbus Police Department and North Carolina Highway Patrol conducted a motor vehicle law checking station at the on-ramp to I-26 ... Read more  | 1 comment

Polk board of education raises lunch prices

Polk County Board of Education members voted at their May meeting to increase school lunches by 10 cents for the 2012-2013 school year. “We looked ... Read more

Columbus to consider allowing golf cart use on some streets

Tryon also researching use Columbus Town Council agreed last week to look into allowing golf cart use in the town after receiving a request from ... Read more

Recent heavy rains bring Polk out of drought for first time since October 2011

Recent heavy rains have brought Polk County officially out of any drought classification for the first time since October 2011, according to the North Carolina ... Read more

  1. Polk district court results
  2. Polk Rescue Squad requests funding increase to 1/3 cent
  3. More sewage problems at Tryon home after recent rains
  4. Polk school board to switch companies for student insurance
  5. Abril’s case continued in Henderson County court
  6. Polk district court results
  7. Saluda shuffles budget to find funds for fire department
  8. Tryon proposes budget with no tax increase
  9. Polk officially asks state to change school age | 1 comment
  10. Recommended budget for Polk includes no fire tax increases

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Sports

Polk County B-team wins tourney

Polk County B-team wins tourney

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  1. PCHS Men’s Tennis wins over Wheatmore, loses to Shelby
  2. Polk County Wolverine women’s soccer loses to South Iredell
  3. Foothills Gymnastics competed in Princess Classic on April 21

Community

Phase one of TFAC master site plan begins

Habitat to ‘harvest’ building materials from outbuildings Phase I of Tryon Fine Arts Center’s campus master plan focusing on improved access, parking, green spaces and ... Read more

Slow Food Foothills fundraiser

Slow Food Foothills fundraiser

Mike and Katie Pittinaro (right) fill their plates from the array of food at the Slow Food Foothills fundraising dinner May 20 at Overmountain Vineyards, ... Read more

‘Flights of Spring’ at Tryon Arts and Crafts

‘Flights of Spring’ at Tryon Arts and Crafts

Spring is in the air and things are all aflutter, especially at Tryon Arts and Crafts School. The latest member show, “Flights of Spring,” features ... Read more

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Columns

Understanding strokes, avoiding becoming a statistic

You’ve had a stroke. Not exactly the words you’d like to hear.  Most of us don’t know much about strokes. We just know that we ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

Exhibit at TFAC not to be missed

With Tryon Fine Arts Center’s weekend fundraiser Art in Bloom behind us, I thought a reminder ... Read more

Where We Work

Where We Work: Bryant Belin

Person featured:Bryant Belin Business: Kindermusik/VP Music Studios Address: Tryon Fine Arts Center, Melrose Avenue, Tryon Phone number: 828-859-8322 Operating hours: Call 828-859-8322 for Kindermusik schedule ... Read more

Obituaries

Richard O’Brien

Richard O’Brien died May 18, 2012 at age 78. He was born in Flushing, N.Y. and was the son of the late John and Milada ... Read more