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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 151
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Temporary bridge opens on Hwy. 14
Tryon made the New York Times on Aug. 30. In an op-ed piece called “High Above the Hog,” Mark Essig of Asheville said, “And in response to a feral hog invasion just down the road from me in Tryon, N.C., a wildlife officer told a local newspaper, ‘We were having a lot of people trap these in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama and transport them here and release them.’ “In other words, as some people are trying to eradicate wild hogs, others are doing their best to help them spread.” The quote referred to a July 22 Bulletin article about wild hogs on Hogback Mountain.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108,Columbus. Saluda Center, Thursday (Continued on page 2)
A temporary bridge was opened on Monday, Aug. 29 while contractors replace the old bridge over the Pacolet River on Hwy. 14 just outside Landrum. The S.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the bid for $1.9 million. The bridge was old and needed replacing, according to DOT officials. Original estimates were for the new bridge to be completed at the end of September. (photo by Leah Justice)
Suspects caught in act of stealing materials from Columbus water facility The Columbus Police Department caught two suspects red-handed stealing materials from the town’s water facility on Overlook Circle on Monday, Aug. 25. Dustin William Girdler, 27, and Samantha Nicole Rice, 22,
both of Houston Road, Columbus, were arrested and charged with felonies, according to Columbus Police Chief Chris Beddingfield. The suspects were each charged with child abuse because their infant child was in
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the car at the time of the crime, Beddingfield said. Girdler was charged with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny, felony conspiracy to break and enter, felony (Continued on page 3)