COLUMBUS—This fall, The Mediation Center will train a new cohort of volunteer community mediators. The Mediation Center is a non-profit organization serving Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania, and Polk ...

LANDRUM—The City of Landrum is set to celebrate summer with the highly anticipated return of the “Music at the Market” concert series at the Cunningham Market Pavilion, located at 221 West Rutherford ...

COLUMBUS—Empowering Through Beauty, Inc. has announced that Sully’s Place has partnered with the organization to support Advocate 100, an initiative created to bring community leaders, businesses, ...

LANDRUM—On Saturday, July 18, from 8 a.m. to noon, the annual Peach Festival took place at the Landrum Farmers Market, located at 221 W Rutherford St. This seasonal celebration drew excitement from ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is inviting residents to help prioritize transportation projects for the state’s next long-range transportation capital plan. Throughout July, the ...

SALUDA—A new 20.7-acre public nature preserve officially opened Thursday in Saluda, offering residents and visitors a place to hike, learn and connect with nature while serving as a future access ...

TRYON— Polk County Farms has announced a series of Tryon Pop-Up Farmers Markets, scheduled for July 28, August 11 and August 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. on McCown Street in downtown Tryon. The evening markets ...

Mary “Frances” Williams was born to the late JD and IvaLee Wilkerson in Polk County, NC on February 20, 1963, and went home ...

POLK COUNTY—Polk County High School is looking for welcoming families in the community to open their homes to international exchange students for the 2026-2027 school year—and, say those who have ...

TRYON—McGourty’s Pub reopened for one night on July 11 as community members gathered for “An Evening at McGourty’s,” a fundraiser benefiting the Tryon Arts & Crafts School. About 100 ticketed guests ...

SALUDA—Logan Totten-Lancaster, a rising sophomore on the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology cross country team, won the Coon Dog Day 5K on Saturday in Saluda. Totten-Lancaster, a native of ...

TRYON—The former STEM lab at Tryon Elementary School was transformed into a global kitchen in mid-June as rising fourth through sixth graders spent a week cooking their way across four continents ...