TRYON—The Tryon Summer Youth Theater production of “Newsies Jr.” opens Thursday, July 16, at Tryon Fine Arts Center. The 60-minute musical is adapted from the acclaimed 2012 Broadway production, which ...

The daylily has been steadily growing in popularity in gardens, with over 100,000 varieties registered with the American Daylily Society. Amazing! That’s more options than you have in beans, tomatoes, ...

TRYON—The latest installment in the Tryon History Museum’s Tales of Tryon series will take place at the Holy Cross Parish Hall on Thursday, July 23. Filmmaker and storyteller John Oliver, a Polk ...

POLK COUNTY—Gunnar Alm happily hit the road Sunday afternoon, leaving Polk County to return to his dorm room at North Carolina State. Alm didn’t hear his name called during this weekend’s Major League ...

COLUMBUS—The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce is seeking local artisans, farmers, bakers, crafters and small business owners to serve as vendors at the Rock the Chamber Music Festival on ...

POLK COUNTY—Polk County Schools has selected Scott Hopper as the next principal of Polk County High School, choosing a veteran educator who says relationship-building and student-centered ...

Just off E. Main St. in Saluda on Pearson Falls Road, behind a small cluster of businesses, a… ...

Polk County Schools’ four elementary Pre-K programs have all achieved 5-Star license ratings through North Carolina’s Quality Rating and Improvement System, earning the highest level of quality ...

LANDRUM—Henderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity has named Emily Fernald as its new chief executive officer, effective May 30. Fernald joined the organization in February as vice president ...

LANDRUM— On Saturday, June 27, food lovers gathered at the Landrum Farmer’s Market to experience the 4th annual “Taste of the Market.” This highly anticipated culinary event showcased a delightful ...

MILL SPRING—Big Brothers Big Sisters of Polk and Rutherford County held a free community carnival on Saturday, May 2, at the Mill Spring Agriculture Center, located at 156 School Road. The event ...

LANDRUM—The Landrum City Council met Tuesday, May 12, at Landrum City Hall, where council members approved several resolutions involving law enforcement agreements, city procurement procedures, and ...