Ben Hillyer

Officials with the City of Tryon and Polk County released the following update to residents on Tuesday, Oct. 1: Important Numbers

Nurse Practitioner Lisa Rice has set up a temporary medical station in the plaza across from the truck stop in Saluda, offering free medical care to anyone in need.

Tryon International, in partnership with county officials and dedicated volunteers, has launched a multi-day supply and food distribution center at its Indoor Complex to aid families affected by recent disasters.

As longtime ministry colleagues in the Presbytery of Charlotte in North Carolina, the Rev. Dr. Lori Archer Raible and the Rev. Dr. Amantha Barbee have maintained a close friendship through the years, united in their love of neighbor and their shared passion for justice.

Firefighters responded to a tractor-trailer on fire on Interstate 26 near Indian Mountain Road in the Saluda area Wednesday morning.

Officials have announced that Harmon Fields is closed to the public for the foreseeable future.

On Thursday, Oct. 3, officials from Polk County announced that the boil water notice that was in effect for US176 residents above Warrior Drive has been lifted.

A Mississippi teen has pleaded guilty to the murder of a man who went missing for three months before his body was found in the woods with a gunshot wound to the head.

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of kidnapping and malicious mischief in connection to a 2022 incident.

Police have found a 45-year-old man shot multiple times inside a Mississippi residence.