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Blessings in a Pandemic: A Reader Shares Her Silver Linings

The best part of our job at Travelers Rest Here has always been meeting our readers. Without you,…

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Satterfield Farms: What Buying Local Really Means

Crisp air and warm sunshine were a perfect Saturday combination when Jane Howard and I headed out to…

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Van Life: More Than Just a Hashtag

For more than four years now we’ve had the pleasure of telling stories about the people and the…

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Mama Did the Measuring

Every year, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, my husband and I settle in and watch White Christmas. We…

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Buy a Cookbook: Support our Farmers Market

Travelers Rest is a town full of charm and delight, with annual traditions and events that our community…

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Running for the King: TRHS Cross Country Boys Place Second in the State

The sun is hiding behind the clouds. The track and the bleachers at Travelers Rest High School are…

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Fostering Great Ideas: Providing Luggage for Children in Foster Care

She was six years old when I met her. Big brown eyes, a little Southern drawl and a…

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Be a Part of the Art!

    Travelers Rest isn’t just a peaceful name on the map to us. It isn’t just a…

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Rooted In: The Harding Family of Wet Knot Farms

Story by Clint Keels Photos by Jane Howard Photography   When Lacey reached out about a piece on…

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Half a Century: A Long & Beautiful Story

Half of a century. That’s enough time to start and to end a dozen jobs. That’s a life…

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Beyond the Threads & Co: Where Relationships Count

“Relationships matter,” she said. “They mean everything.” Angie Miller was talking specifically about the relationships she and her…

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David Waddell Opens a New State Farm Agency in TR

Working in Travelers Rest often means working alongside your friends and your neighbors. In fact, it’s exactly those…

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