Ken’s Fine Meats brings butcher craft to Landrum, ‘Market Place,’ page 15
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 84
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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Severe storms rip through Thermal Belt Thursday by Samantha Hurst and Barbara Tilly
Strong winds peeled back a portion of the roof on the Landrum Drug Company building Thursday, May 27, causing ceiling tiles and insulation to fall into the building and allowing rain to fall on the merchandise and equipment in the store. The winds were part of a strong storm system that moved northeast from Georgia through the Carolinas Thursday night, accompanied in some areas by large hail and heavy rain. (Continued on page 3)
The roof of the Landrum Drug Company building on Hwy. 14 after strong winds peeled back a large portion of the metal roofing Thursday, May 26. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Today
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” (Continued on page 2)
Sheriff sweeping pills out of Polk by Leah Justice
trafficking level pre-
scription medication The Polk County “Prescription medication cases, several felony Sheriff’s Office has be- is one of the biggest gun making arrests in problems in Polk County.” marijuana cases and
several trafficking level what has been a nine-- Polk Sheriff Donald Hill cocaine cases. Hill said month operation called he expects to arrest “Operation Pill Sweep.” Polk County Sheriff Donald Hill said more than 20 people over the next eight his office began serving search warrants weeks and that number could grow. and making arrests a couple of weeks ago (Continued on page 4) in what will be approximately two dozen
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties