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May 13, 2025

Polk County

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Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others grow

March 27, 2025 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions. The news was […]

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K-12 calendar change bills flood legislative session

March 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH—Bills seeking to allow local school boards to alter the opening and closing dates of their K-12 public school districts have flooded the General Assembly during its short session. So far, 27 such bills have […]

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Crews continue fighting NC, SC wildfires

March 4, 2025 The Associated Press

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hundreds of homes over the weekend. Officials said Tuesday there were approximately 180 […]

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Harthorne Wingo, Tryon native and Knicks fan favorite, dead at 73

January 27, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Harthorne Wingo, a Tryon native and fan favorite and reserve on the New York Knicks’ 1973 NBA championship team, has died. He was 73. He died Jan. 20 in a New York […]

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100 in 100: Polk County’s Tony Waldrop, ACC’s best in 1974

June 30, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Madeline Gray—North State Journal
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Two journalists killed on the job by falling tree in North Carolina

May 29, 2018 North State Journal Staff

Polk County – A television news anchor and a camera operator were killed on Monday when a tree in fell on their vehicle as they were covering the effects of a rainstorm in Polk County, N.C. […]

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