Tryon News

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:56 p.m. Apple Valley Middle School will hold a fall workday on Saturday.

Sandy Cline was recently selected from more than 5,000 employees in six states as a 2009 ACTS Retirement-Life Communities President's Award winner.

Fred Baisden squeaked to a two-vote victory in the Saluda mayoral race Tuesday night, edging John Morgan 104-102, on a night in which voters turned out incumbent mayors of Saluda and Columbus.

The Tryon Palace Board of Commissioners and invited visitors were able to take a look Thursday at the North Carolina History Education Center downtown.

From O . Henry to Lilian Jackson Braun, North Carolina has nurtured some of the world's best-known mystery writers.

Kendal and her horse, Sazerac, won 1st place at Fence in Tryon, N.C. on Aug. 29. They also won 1st place at Stoneridge in Liberty on Sept.

Published: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:46 p.m. Mills River Agricultural Advisory Committee meets at 9 a.m. today in the Mills River Town Hall.

Published: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 8:16 p.m. To help people get out to enjoy this year's fall leaf show, the Friends of DuPont Forest is offering its popular Tour de Falls treks this weekend via shuttle bus.

Fall is in the air, and with it comes the annual Tryon Arts and Crafts Fall Festival on Saturday.

Polk County residents will see contested races for mayor in Saluda and Columbus this year.

The Flat Rock Playhouse has partnered with InspiredArts to stage its first Flat Rock Playhouse Craft Show, May 7-9. All interested artists are invited to submit an application to the juried show.

Former Polk County Sheriff Chris Abril was arrested late Tuesday night for driving while intoxicated after leaving a local bar, according to law enforcement.

What : Ache Around the Lake Run/Walk to benefit St. Luke's Hospital Foundation. When : 8 a.m. Saturday.

Hendersonville's Water and Sewer Department has experienced a water outage because of a water main break at the intersection of Howard Gap Road and Zeb Corn Road., located northeast of Hendersonville.

Call 828-248-4463 for more information. Forest City, NC, October 2, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Bed and Barn Farms, an equestrian facility located on 30+ beautiful acres, now invites guests to bring their horses and stay the night.

The hot days of summer are behind you, and you want to get out of the house and enjoy some pleasant fall temperatures.

The Art of Brevard galleries and art spots will host the Fourth Friday Gallery Walk from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in downtown Brevard, followed by the Scenic Highway 276 Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday in Transylvania County.

As I was cleaning out some files the other day, I came across a speech I had given as a teacher at Tryon Elementary School a few days after the terrorist attack of 9/11. I had started the speech by telling the students that I had been a student in the eighth grade at Tryon back on Nov.

To The Editor: I commend the author of "Waiting for burgers can be a hazard" for calling attention to the pollution caused by cars idling at drive-thrus. However, I find the letter quite ironic, since the pollution caused by eating burgers greatly exceeds that caused by idling.

A widely used portrait of Mrs. Ruth Cannon in her later years. Mrs. Ruth Cannon with members of the Tryon Palace committee, one of her favorite endeavors.