Dear Aunty Pam, I recently hired a friend’s daughter to ‘pet sit’ my two dogs while I was out of town for five days. The girl ...

Ants are some of the smallest creatures in the world, but they are also some of the busiest! In Western North Carolina, you ...

Scholastic Books recently brought a reading reward – and a special guest – to Polk County Schools to honor retiring ...

I asked the stand of maples behind the house, How should I live my life? They said, shhh shhh shhh… Sign up for our daily ...

This summer, thanks to a generous grant from the Polk County Community Foundation and matching funds from a group of ...

Embrace Farm offers pasture-raised poultry, eggs at Columbus Farmers Market COLUMBUS—Embrace Farm PMA, owned and operated by ...

Lewis Hamilton, “Sonny,” as all his family and friends called him, went to be united with the Lord and his heavenly family on ...

Both bills represent “egregious overreach,” officials say COLUMBUS—On Thursday, May 15, at the Womack Building, the Columbus ...

I recently had a conversation with my watch repairman in Spartanburg—a man so deeply knowledgeable about timepieces that each ...

Over the weekend, the Foothills Humane Society held a yard sale, inviting the community to shop for a good cause while ...

COLUMBUS—On Thursday, May 15, the Foothills Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours event at the Steps to ...

Proposed budget presented by county manager on Monday By Christa Price POLK COUNTY—On Monday, May 12, the Polk County Board ...