A recent town hall meeting in Saluda embraced diversity with contention between the native, dry Baptists, and the foreign “atheist communists.” The town is considering revising its sign ordinance, but in the meantime, code enforcement took down all the noncompliant, off-premises signs for churches. This upset local churchgoers, who questioned the values of leadership that would do that after legalizing alcohol consumption in a park next to a playground.