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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 153
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Suspected copper thief nabbed at old Grover Industries building in Lynn A House of Flags wine basket will be raffled off to benefit renovations to the museum. The basket will include seven bottles of wine, two House of Flags custom wine glasses, a cork saver and a 3 x 5 United States flag. Raffle tickets can be purchased at La Bouteille in Tryon. The drawing will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at the House of Flags museum in Columbus.
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Up to $40k in copper stolen; $150k+ in damage by Leah Justice
Officers swarmed the former Grover Industries building in Lynn last Friday morning, Sept. 2, to arrest a man inside suspected of stealing copper for the past couple of months. After searching the large former plant, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office sought assistance from the Henderson County K-9 unit. A dog found the suspect hiding in a drain in the basement, according to sheriff’s office reports. Timothy William McCurry, 39, who was living in a hotel in South Carolina, according to sheriff re(Continued on page 3)
Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Davis (left) and Henderson County K9 Deputy Ronnie Russell (right) escort Timothy William McCurry at the the former Grover Industries building. (photo by Leah Justice)
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more information, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-
Kids in meth lab home test positive for drugs
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Parents face additional charges of child abuse by Leah Justice
A 1-year-old and a 2½-yearold living in the Sunny View home recently busted as a methamphetamine lab both tested
positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The toddlers’ parents, Jessica Nicole Hardin, 22, and Jason Carroll Barnes, 33, both of 3201 Hwy. 9 North, Columbus were charged last Thursday, Sept. 1 with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse, one count for each
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child. Those charges were in addition to others they already face with regard to the meth lab bust. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and N.C. State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) uncovered on Aug. 24 what is being called the largest meth lab in Polk County’s