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Hank 'Doc' Kaczmarek honored by N.Carolina Marine Corps League
Hank 'Doc' Kaczmarek, a member of the Navy, served with the Marines as a corpsman for 10 years.
Polk County touts buy local campaign
Forget driving to Wal-Mart, Staples or the Home Depot - the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to consider shopping locally instead.
Polk adopts ordinances to help preserve developed land
Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:43 p.m. The crowd that filled the Polk County commissioners' meeting room gave a standing ovation Monday night after county leaders adopted three ordinances that would help preserve developed land in the mountainous region.
Relics of the past on display in Polk
Tourists and natives alike can take the opportunity to visit the Polk County Historical Association museum to see relics from local and regional history.
Polk responds to Adger demands
Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:28 p.m. Residents of southern Henderson County could get treated water in the future from Lake Adger.
Storm knocks out power; power lines, trees down
Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. Rain began to pour just after 4:30 p.m. in Hendersonville, followed shortly by calls of a power line down and transformer on fire.
Drivers make their way along Four Seasons Boulevard. Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. A tornado warning was issued this morning for Henderson County, Southwestern Polk County and South Central Buncombe County, according to the National Weather Service.
Fire Dept. denied funding increase
Members of two Polk County fire departments came before county commissioners on Monday night to ask for a 2-cent fire tax increase in their districts.
West and Polk win Wachovia Conference Cups
Last week, the final 2008-09 conference leaders were announced, and two area schools were sitting in first place.
Mobile pet vet provides aid to animals
Published: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. Dr.
Barbecue festival: Something for all five senses
People walk in front of the food vendors Friday during the Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival held at Harmon Field in Tryon.
Give Green River a cut of the profit
Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. To The Editor: Polk County has acquired the right to withdraw water from Lake Adger for municipal water supply.
World War II veteran Howard Greene of Polk County holds pictures of Omaha Beach where he landed on D-Day. He ended up just outside of Berlin at the end of the war.
Accident on I-26 in Polk County not stopping traffic
The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating an accident on Interstate 26 in Polk County this morning, but it's not holding up traffic, dispatchers say.
Published: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8:57 p.m. Man in court on escaping charges A man who allegedly ran from a Polk County courtroom in March appeared in court today to face a felony charge of escaping police custody.
Cold Spring Park, Mill Farm Inn on National Register
Published: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources announced today that 19 individual properties and districts across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, including Cold Spring Park in Henderson County and Mill Farm Inn ...
'Bringing out the best' with ice cream
Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 8:41 p.m. COLUMBUS - Veterans, local fire, police, emergency responders and community members indulged in mounds of ice cream covered with any kind of topping imaginable Tuesday afternoon at Tryon Estates.
Courthouse dedication plaque unveiled
Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 8:13 p.m. A plaque dedicating Polk County's 150-year-old historic courthouse to its citizens was unveiled Monday night.
Prep Player of the Week: John Spencer Wolfe
Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:03 p.m. John Spencer Wolfe's shaved lightning bolt on the side of his head was a blur at the end of the 800-meter run at Friday's 1-A state championship track and field meet at North Carolina A&T University.
Bearcats repeat as 1-A state champs
Hendersonville began and ended the NCHSAA 1-A boys track meet with a bang Friday in Greensboro.