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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 149
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Polk cross-country team competes in WNC Cross Country Carnival in Hendersonville
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Tryon finishes water plant rehabilitation by Leah Justice
Polk High opened its 2011 Cross Country season at the Western North Carolina Cross Country Carnival held at Jackson Park in Hendersonville Saturday, August 27. The following Wolverines competed in the 5K events. Girls Invitational: Rebecca Elliott, Casey McDowell, Anna Koenig, Jamie Hrobak, Mary Kate Christiansen. Girls Open: Nancy Silva, Leigh Deavor, Hannah McDowell, Kathryn Johnson. Boys Open: Andy Conner, Jacob Collins, Bruce Butler, Kyle Whitson, Eli Hall, William Morse, Sam Vining, Nicholas Morse, Kelby Orr, Conner O’Hearn, Nelson Leonard, Jonathan Martin. The Wolverines will race in the Eye Opener Saturday, September 3 at Milliken Park in Spartanburg. (photo submitted by Jenny Wolfe)
NCDOT has informed the Town of Tryon that a contractor will be raising manholes and water valve boxes flush with the new asphalt on the roads that were resurfaced in and around Tryon recently. This work is supposed to begin on Aug. 31, but is subject to change. NCDOT does not have a time frame on completion of this work, but said it will involve temporary lane closures.
The Town of Tryon should soon know how much additional water will be acquired from its mountain water source. The long-awaited work on the town’s intakes for its mountain water source was completed last week. Testing for the source at the town’s newly updated water plant off Carolina Drive is scheduled for later this week to determine how much water can be acquired. Last week’s work on the intakes was the final stage of the town’s water plant rehabilitation project, which has been ongoing for over two years. The town financed approximately $3 million (Continued on page 3)
Study: North Carolina 11th worst in nation for family food hardship TBOM says community keeps local families fed by Samantha Hurst
North Carolina is among the nation’s worst states when it comes to a family’s ability to put food on the table, according to a report released earlier
this month by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The FRAC report ranked North Carolina 11th worst, with 28.5 percent of families with children saying they ran out of money to buy food at least once last year.
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