To help inform voters about the Nov. 5, 2024, election, this candidate questionnaire is available to be republished by local ...

Setting term limits for county commissioners goes against what is in the North Carolina Constitution, according to a blog ...

A new report suggests that regulatory action in the state’s poultry concentrated agriculture feeding operation industry is ...

Leaders in Polk County are planning to use millions of dollars from the federal government to fight homelessness and the ...

Polk Countians may only know it from trips up north. The restaurant, famous for its Carolina-style chicken, is opening a ...

Outreach is nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina in the town of Columbus, just east of Tryon, NC. Outreach serves Polk County families and individuals that ...

A stretch of I-26 East in Henderson County near the Polk County line is still closed after a fatal crash. This stretch of ...

RALEIGH — Well, it was a win for N.C. State football. The Wolfpack didn’t inspire much confidence in a 38-21 comeback win against FCS opponent Western Carolina in its opening game of the ...

Septic systems provide wastewater treatment to homes in areas without municipal treatment facilities, such as rural and ...

Generous grant helps efforts to beautify downtown Tryon TRYON—Efforts to beautify the intersections of Trade Street and Pacolet Street in downtown Tryon continue, and the Tryon Garden Club recently ...

Nearly 150 people have been arrested, and 57 guns have been taken off Polk County streets because of the Violent Gang ...

A 23-year-old convenience store worker was arrested after being accused of taking videos up the skirts of hundreds of ...