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Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Vol. 84 / No. 147
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, August 26, 2011
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School days are here again Colton Thompson and Ava McFadden cut out pictures for a project in Jacqueline C a r p e n t e r ’s f i r s t grade class at Saluda School. Students started back to school in Polk County on Aug. 25. See pages 25, 27 and 28 for more school photos. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Kenneth C. Alexander of Polk County Middle School a n d Ta n y a R . Ledford of Polk County High School recently attended seminars at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for North Carolina’s teachers.
Polk sheriff, SBI bust largest meth lab ever in Polk County Two toddlers found in Sunny View home by Leah Justice
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) uncovered the largest methamphetamine laboratory in Polk
County’s history on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The meth lab was discovered in the Sunny View community. Jessica Nicole Hardin, 22, of 3201 Hwy. 9 North, Co-
lumbus, was arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and
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