POLK COUNTY—Fourth graders from Polk Central Elementary recently stepped into local history at Alexander’s Ford, part of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. Students learned about the ...

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Christopher Shane Turner charged with murder of Robert and Wendy Peck SALUDA—A suspect has been charged with murder for the deaths of Robert and Wendy Peck, both 80, of Saluda. On Monday, June 8, a ...

No official timeline available for reopening section of road between Tryon, Saluda TRYON—Residents in Polk County are voicing renewed frustration over the lack of visible progress on repairs to ...

SALUDA—Historic Saluda, Inc. announced today that it received a $35,000 grant from the Polk County Community Foundation to fund essential improvements at the future Historic Saluda Museum, located in ...

Polk County’s top boys relay opened the 2026 cross country season with a sixth-place finish Friday at the Tryon Under The Lights Relays at Tryon International. Polk’s A entry completed the boys ...

POLK COUNTY—The section of Highway 176 between Tryon and Saluda has remained closed to through traffic since the devastation of Hurricane Helene in September 2024, as the corridor suffered extensive ...

SUNNY VIEW—Sunny View Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders welcomed storyteller and musician John Thomas Fowler to the school last week for an arts experience that combined stories and traditional ...

SALUDA—The Polk County Unity Masonic Lodge #482, located at 662 Ozone Drive, welcomed locals, visitors, and friends of the lodge for a community breakfast on Coon Dog Day. This annual event, which has ...

COLUMBUS—Polk County Public Libraries is collecting diapers, baby wipes, and other diapering supplies through this month to support the new Diaper Bank at Partnership for Children of the Foothills.

SALUDA — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $32 million contract to reconstruct a complex 1.1-mile section of U.S. 176 destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Blythe Construction of Charlotte ...

COLUMBUS—On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Columbus Town Council met at Town Hall, where council members addressed the town’s water and wastewater infrastructure, its fiscal year 2023-24 audit, new ...