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Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Vol. 84 / No. 221
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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State questions Landrum alcohol sales by Samantha Hurst
Spartanburg District One Schools’ Christmas break will run from Dec. 19-Dec. 30. Landrum High School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Polk County Schools, meanwhile, will be out Dec. 21-Dec. 30.
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 activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m.; 828-749-9245. The Meeting Place Senior Center Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. and bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. House of Flags Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus. (Continued on page 2)
Tryon Kiwanis members Ed Komorous and Ernie Giannini ring the Salvation Army bell outside IGA grocery in Tryon. (photo by Gwen Ring)
The South Carolina Department of Revenue said wording of the alcohol referendum passed by Landrum voters Nov. 8 should have matched wording of the state statute but it did not. Therefore the department has placed limitations on the on-premise sale of alcohol in the city on Sundays. City administrator Steve Wolochowicz said he, city council members and city attorney Larry Flynn were all under the assumption that the city had the right to be more restrictive in its language. “I and others believed that when the state has a law, cities have a right to be more strict; you can’t be more liberal, but you can be more strict,” Wolochowicz said. “The Department of Revenue is of the opinion that you have to use their wording exactly in your referendum. You have no choice. It’s their (Continued on page 5)
Polk building permits/plats drop over last 10 years by Leah Justice
The number of building permits and plats recorded in Polk County dropped significantly over the past decade, while the number of inmates and emergency medical service calls mostly increased, according to a report submitted with
Polk County’s 2011 audit report. Data taken for an operating indicator report between fiscal years 2002 and 2011 focused on functions such as percentage of registered voters participating in the election, number of inmates processed, number of plats recorded,
number of building permits issued, number of EMS calls dispatched, public transportation miles and passengers, number of children in foster care, volumes and circulation at the library, education costs
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