Polk County News

Hank 'Doc' Kaczmarek, a member of the Navy, served with the Marines as a corpsman for 10 years.

Forget driving to Wal-Mart, Staples or the Home Depot - the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to consider shopping locally instead.

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.

Tourists and natives alike can take the opportunity to visit the Polk County Historical Association museum to see relics from local and regional history.

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.

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.

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.

Last week, the final 2008-09 conference leaders were announced, and two area schools were sitting in first place.

Published: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. Dr.

People walk in front of the food vendors Friday during the Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival held at Harmon Field in Tryon.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

Hendersonville began and ended the NCHSAA 1-A boys track meet with a bang Friday in Greensboro.