All three fires in the Black Cove Complex increased containment this week POLK COUNTY—A week after the first flames of what ...

On Saturday, May 3, starting at 4 p.m., Bright’s Creek Equestrian Center will host a Derby Day Party to benefit Guiding Reins ...

TRYON—Foothills Equestrian Nature Center has announced that its annual Go Fly a Kite Day event will take place on Sunday, ...

Published author and inspirational speaker, Alice J. McCall of Tryon, NC, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Tuesday ...

Crews make containment progress on Deep Woods, Fish Hook fires POLK COUNTY—The Black Cove Complex is the highest priority ...

Containment increases on the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires POLK COUNTY—The Black Cove Complex is the highest-priority fire ...

TRYON—After nearly three decades of service, Christy Warren is retiring from her role as a sales service associate at the ...

SALUDA—A presentation on the history of the Saluda Grade will take place at the Saluda Library on Tuesday, April 8, at 2 p.m.

On Tuesday, March 25, a North Carolina Emergency Management rescue team assisted in extracting a firefighter working to ...

As crews continue to work on controlling three separate wildfires in Polk County, the county has now begun to use the Ready, ...

As Polk County continues to contend with several wildfires in the area, home owners and residents near these blazes need to take precautions. To do so, Polk County will soon begin to utilize the ...

Burton Lee “Bill” Lancaster, Jr., 103 of Landrum passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at his home.  He was born on November 4, 1921, the son of the late Burton Lee Lancaster, Sr. and Edna Orr ...